Vakfıkebir

Vakfıkebir

Vakfıkebir (Vakf-ı Kebir, old names: Büyük Port, Fol (Greek Pholí, nest), the district of Trabzon. Vakfıkebir is an old settlement, although the exact date of its establishment is not known. Throughout history, Hittite, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Trabzon It remained under the rule of the Ottoman Empire and came under the rule of the Ottoman Empire in 1461. It was one of the important centers of maritime transportation in history due to its natural port. It took its current name from Gülbahar Hatun, the mother of the Ottoman sultan Selim I. Gülbahar Hatun founded Hatuniye in Trabzon. He included the revenues of Vakfıkebir lands in his foundation, and the town, which was then known as Büyükliman, began to be known as Vakfıkebir (Great Foundation). According to a rumor, the origin of the name of the district is based on a story. Gülbahar Hatun, who came to visit Selim, was caught in a storm at sea and said that she would donate the first place she would land in. When the storm passed and the place she reached Trabzon was Vakfıkebir coast, Gülbahar Hatun included the income of Vakfıkebir lands into the foundation she established. Vakfıkebir became a district of the Ottoman Empire in 1874. At this time, the district was connected to Trabzon with Akçaabat, Maçka, Yomra districts. Municipal Organization was established in 1877. The first Mayor was Bahadırzade Yusuf Ağa. The first junior high school was opened in the district in 1888, and the first bank, Ziraat Bank, was opened in 1892. Vakfıkebir was occupied by the Russian Empire on July 20, 1916, during World War I, and the occupation lasted until February 14, 1918. In 1954, Tonya in the south, Beşikdüzü, Şalpazarı in the west and Çarşıbaşı in the east were separated from Vakfıkebir district and became independent districts in the 80s and 90s, respectively. Vakfıkebir Bread Festival has been held in the district since 1994. According to 2018 population information, the population of the district center is 28,209.