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Bayburt

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

Road between Erzurum and Trabzon Russians in 1916, was extensively

territory, which connects Eastern destroyed during these occupations.

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

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

the combination of the words 'Bay' TÜİK 2020 data, the population of the

city center of Bayburt is found to be
(Bayburt Clock Tower) which means the town. approximately 43.590 people where
which actually means rich and 'yurt'

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