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HISTORY OF ARTVİN

The Huns from the Turkish tribes who came to Central Asia placed in Artvin. Immigration of Turks to Anatolia continued until Alparslan’s 1071 Malazgirt Victory. Finally, the nine Oghuzes settled in Anatolia in 1071. After the war, the Seljuk Turks passed away. After the Seljuks; The Mongols, Ilkhanids, Algerians, Karakoyunlu, Timurids, Akkoyunlular and Safeviler dominated this city. During the reign of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, it was included in the borders of the Ottoman Empire. In 1878 Ottoman-Russian War, it was occupied by Russia. After the Turkish War of Independence against to the Armenian army, Artvin got back to motherland on March 7, 1921.

WHAT TO SEE IN ARTVIN?

Artvin (Livana) Castle, Savsat Castle, Ardanuç Castle, Ortacalar Central Mosque (Arhavi), Muratli Mosque (Borçka), Esenköy Mosque (Murgul), Kocabey Mosque (Şavşat), Demirkent Mosque, İskender Pasha Mosque and Türbeleri (Ardanuç). Altıparmak (Barhal), Monastery Church Mosque (Yusufeli), Hamamlı (Dolishana), Monastery Church (Center), Ishan Church (Yusufeli), Yeni Rabat Church (Ardanuç), İbriga Chapel (Borçka), Tibeti Church (Şavşat), Köprülü Church (Şavşat), Porta Monastery Church (Center) and Dörtkilise Monastery (Yusufeli.)