Gümüşhane Province

Gümüşhane is a Turkish province in northeastern Anatolia.

It is bordered on the west by Giresun, Erzincan to the south, to the east by Bayburt and Trabzon in the north. The province has 130 825 inhabitants and an area of 6575 km ². Capital is the same Gümüşhane.

Name

The name translates as silver Gümüşhane house. The city Gümüşhane had in historical times rich silver and bronze mines that supplied to Trabzon. The old Greek name for the city was Θήρα ( Thera ).

Province outline

  • Gümüşhane Center
  • Kelkit
  • Köse
  • Kürtün
  • Siran
  • Torul

Famous people

  • Aydın Doğan, Turkish media tycoon, including Doğan Media
  • Kemal Pir, co-founder of the underground organization Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK )
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