Kastamonu viewed from the citadel

Kastamonu (Greek: Κασταμόνου) is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Kastamonu is one of the provinces of Turkey, in the Black Sea region to the north of the country Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches According to a 2000 census, it has a population of 103,340 and an area of 1482 km². It is located to the south of the province.

Near the city (approximately 10 miles) is the village of Kasaba with an important mosque, the Mahmut Bey mosque, from 1366, built in the Seljuk tradition. The Seljuq (also Seljuq Turks, Seldjuks, Seldjuqs, Seljuks; in Turkish Selçuklular; in Ṣaljūqīyān; in It is considered to be one of the finest wooden mosques in Turkey. The door has excellent woodcarving.

Kastamonu History

The city is believed to have been founded in the 18th century BC. The town was known as Timonion during the Roman period. Within the region, Romans founded a city of Paphlagonia at the town Taşköprü which is nowadays famous for its garlic production. Geography The greater part of Paphlagonia is a rugged mountainous country but it contains fertile valleys and produces a great abundance of hazelnuts and fruit – particularly plums Taşköprü (ancient Pompeiopolis) is a town and district of Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

The Dress Code Revolution started at Kastamonu by Atatürk on August,23 1925. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (19 May 1881 &ndash 10 November 1938 was an army officer revolutionary Statesman Atatürk made his historical speech concerning about the "Hat and Dress Revolution" in 1925 at his visit to Kastamonu at Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi building. The Republican People's Party (Turkish Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP) is the oldest political party in the Republic of Turkey. The building is now used as Archeological Museum. The materials used by Atatürk in his Kastamonu visit are also exhibited in the museum.

Notable people

• Iovan Tsaous (Yiannis Eitziridis) (1893-1942) Greek musician and composer
• Saban Veli (1499-1569) Sufi Saint

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