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Bayburt

Bayburt is located on the historical Silk Bayburt, which was occupied by the

was extensively
Road between Erzurum and Trabzon Russians in 1916,

territory, which connects Eastern destroyed during these occupations.

Black Sea Bayburt, which was affiliated to
Anatolia region to the

region. The history of the city, which is Erzurum until 1927, was affiliated to

located by the Çoruh river dates back Gümüşhane on this date and gained
around 3000 B.C. Famous scholar provincial status with the law num-

Evliya Çelebi, who visited the city in bered 3578 invoked by the lawmak-

1647 explains the name of Bayburt by ers as of 21.06.1989. According to

'Bay' TÜİK 2020 data, the population of the

the combination of the words

which actually means rich and 'yurt' city center of Bayburt is found to be

(Bayburt Clock Tower) which means the town. approximately 43.590 people where

it is 81.190 people in total.
(Bayburt University Dede Korkut Complex)
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