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Irlandos at 15:47, June 4, 2007

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Irlandos: New page: '''Silivria''' (Greek: ''Σηλυβρία'', Turkish ''Silivri'') is a city in Eastern Thrace, along the Sea of Marmara in European Turkey, 67 km west of Istanbu...

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'''Silivria''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Σηλυβρία'', Turkish ''Silivri'') is a city in [[Eastern Thrace]], along the [[Sea of Marmara]] in European Turkey, 67 km west of Istanbul. It is the capital of a district of Istanbul Province with the same name. The city has a population of 44,530 according to [[2000]] census. However, the number of people living in the city, which is a popular seaside resort, increases 4 to 5 times during the summer season. It is on the highway D-100, which connects Turkey to Europe via [[Adrianople|Edirne]].

==History==
Silivria, the ancient '''Selymbria''' (or '''Selybria'''), preserved its importance in every era of the history thanks to its natural harbor and its position on the major commercial roads. It was a colony of [[Thrace]] founded on a 56 m high, steeply hill east of the bay by settlers from [[Megara]], yet the name of the town is Thracian.

Silivri is the birthplace of the physician [[Herodicus]], and was an ally of the [[Athens|Athenians]] in [[351 BC]]. In the early [[5th century]], the town was officially renamed '''Eudoxiopolis''' during the reign of Byzantine emperor [[Arcadius]] ([[377]] - [[408]]), after his wife [[Aelia Eudoxia]], though this name did not survive. In [[805]] AD, the Bulgarian Khan Kroum pillaged the town. In the late [[9th century]], Emperor [[Michael III]] ([[839]] - [[867]]) constructed a fortress on the top of the hill, the ruins of which still remain, during an era in which the [[Byzantine Empire]] suffered attacks by Saracen corsairs and Russians.

In [[1346]], the Ottomans became ally of the pretender for the Emperor [[John VI Cantacuzenus]] ([[1292]] – [[1383]]), and helped him against his rival [[John V Palaeologus]] ([[1332]] – [[1391]]). The same year, Sultan Orhan I married Theodora, the daughter of John VI in Selymbria.

During the [[Fall of Constantinople]] in [[1453]], Silivri, along with [[Epibatos]], stood up against the Ottoman armies, and surrendered only after the city had fallen. Selymbria extended out of the walls only during the Ottoman era, because the non-Muslim residents like [[Greeks]]s, [[Armenians]] and [[Jews]] lived within the city walls, and the Turks built their houses outside the walls at the coast. While the non-Muslims were engaged mostly in growing grapes, vinification and silk production, the Turks earned their life by fishing and making yogurt. The town remained a summer resort during the Ottoman time, as it was during the Byzantine era.

On the order of Suleiman the Magnificent, architect Sinan built [[1562]] a stone bridge with 33 arches just west of Silivria. The historical bridge, called "Uzunköprü" (The "Long Bridge"), is still in use today, however one arch is not visible due to sedimentation.

Prior to [[World War I]], Silivrian Jews immigrated to the town of Camaguey, Cuba [http://www.bh.org.il/cuba/cuba/A/A-FIRST.htm]. [[Bulgaria]]ns occupied Silivri on [[November 16]], [[1912]] for 9 months until [[May 30]], [[1913]].

During the war, many more Sephardim in the town left as conditions worsened due to the war. Many Jews at the time were pro-Turkish, as opposed to the Greeks and Armenians of the Ottoman Empire, who instead supported the Allied war effort.

During the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919 - 1922)]], the [[Greeks]] occupied Silivria on [[July 20]], [[1920]]. Italians took it over from the withdrawing Greek troops on [[October 22]], [[1922]]. Finally handing it to Turkish forces on [[November 1]], [[1922]] .

==Historical sites==
* Silivria Castle
* The [[Anastasian Wall]], also known as the Long Walls of Thrace, was constructed by Byzantine emperor [[Anastasius I (emperor)|Anastasius I]] ([[491]]-[[518]]) as part of an additional outer defense system for [[Constantinople]] during the [[5th century]] and probably was in use until the [[7th century]]. Comparable only with Hadrian's Wall in England in its complexity and preservation, the fortification stretches some 56 km from [[Black Sea]] coast across the Thracian peninsula to the [[Sea of Marmara]] at west of Silivria.
* Cistern

==People associated with Silivri==
* [[Herodicus]] (5th century BC), Physician.
* [[Andronicus IV Palaiologos]] (1376-1379), Byzantine Emperor based in Selymbria.
* [[Saint Nectarios]] (1846-1920), Greek Orthodox Saint and Bishop in the Patriarchate of [[Alexandria]], Egypt.

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[[Category:Ancient Greek sites in Turkey]]
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[[Category:Byzantine Empire]]

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 In [[1346]], the Ottomans became ally of the pretender for the Emperor [[John VI Cantacuzenus]] ([[1292]] – [[1383]]), and helped him against his rival [[John V Palaeologus]] ([[1332]] – [[1391]]). The same year, Sultan Orhan I married Theodora, the daughter of John VI in Selymbria.
-During the [[Fall of Constantinople]] in [[1453]], Silivri, along with [[Epibatos]], stood up against the Ottoman armies, and surrendered only after the city had fallen. Selymbria extended out of the walls only during the Ottoman era, because the non-Muslim residents like [[Greeks]]s, Armenians and Jews lived within the city walls, and the Turks built their houses outside the walls at the coast. While the non-Muslims were engaged mostly in growing grapes, vinification and silk production, the Turks earned their life by fishing and making yogurt. The town remained a summer resort during the Ottoman time, as it was during the Byzantine era.
+During the [[Fall of Constantinople]] in [[1453]], Silivri, along with [[Epibatos]], stood up against the Ottoman armies, and surrendered only after the city had fallen. Selymbria extended out of the walls only during the Ottoman era, because the non-Muslim residents like [[Greeks]], Armenians and Jews lived within the city walls, and the Turks built their houses outside the walls at the coast. While the non-Muslims were engaged mostly in growing grapes, vinification and silk production, the Turks earned their life by fishing and making yogurt. The town remained a summer resort during the Ottoman time, as it was during the Byzantine era.
 On the order of Suleiman the Magnificent, architect Sinan built [[1562]] a stone bridge with 33 arches just west of Silivria. The historical bridge, called "Uzunköprü" (The "Long Bridge"), is still in use today, however one arch is not visible due to sedimentation.

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 ==People associated with Silivri==
 * [[Herodicus]] (5th century BC), Physician.
-* [[Andronicus IV Palaiologos]] (1376-1379), Byzantine Emperor based in Selymbria.
+* [[Andronicus IV]] Palaiologos ([[1376]]-[[1379]]), [[Byzantine Emperor]] based in Selymbria.
-* [[Saint Nectarius]] (1846-1920), Greek Orthodox Saint and Bishop in the Patriarchate of [[Alexandria]], Egypt.
+* [[Saint Nectarius]] ([[1846]]-[[1920]]), Greek Orthodox Saint and Bishop in the Patriarchate of [[Alexandria]], Egypt.

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-'''Silivria''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Σηλυβρία'', Turkish ''Silivri'') is a city in [[Eastern Thrace]], along the [[Sea of Marmara]] in European Turkey, 67 km west of Istanbul. It is the capital of a district of Istanbul Province with the same name. The city has a population of 44,530 according to [[2000]] census. However, the number of people living in the city, which is a popular seaside resort, increases 4 to 5 times during the summer season. It is on the highway D-100, which connects Turkey to Europe via [[Adrianople|Edirne]].
+'''Silivria''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Σηλυβρία'', Turkish ''Silivri'') is a city in [[Eastern Thrace]], along the [[Sea of Marmara]] in European Turkey, 67 km west of [[Istanbul]]. It is the capital of a district of Istanbul Province with the same name. The city has a population of 44,530 according to [[2000]] census. However, the number of people living in the city, which is a popular seaside resort, increases 4 to 5 times during the summer season. It is on the highway D-100, which connects Turkey to Europe via [[Adrianople|Edirne]].
 ==History==
 Silivria, the ancient '''Selymbria''' (or '''Selybria'''), preserved its importance in every era of the history thanks to its natural harbor and its position on the major commercial roads. It was a colony of [[Thrace]] founded on a 56 m high, steeply hill east of the bay by settlers from [[Megara]], yet the name of the town is Thracian.
-Silivri is the birthplace of the physician [[Herodicus]], and was an ally of the [[Athens|Athenians]] in [[351 BC]]. In the early [[5th century]], the town was officially renamed '''Eudoxiopolis''' during the reign of Byzantine emperor [[Arcadius]] ([[377]] - [[408]]), after his wife [[Aelia Eudoxia]], though this name did not survive.  In [[805]] AD, the Bulgarian Khan Kroum pillaged the town. In the late [[9th century]], Emperor [[Michael III]] ([[839]] - [[867]]) constructed a fortress on the top of the hill, the ruins of which still remain, during an era in which the [[Byzantine Empire]] suffered attacks by Saracen corsairs and Russians.
+Silivria is the birthplace of the physician [[Herodicus]], and was an ally of the [[Athens|Athenians]] in [[351 BC]]. In the early [[5th century]], the town was officially renamed '''Eudoxiopolis''' during the reign of Byzantine emperor [[Arcadius]] ([[377]] - [[408]]), after his wife [[Aelia Eudoxia]], though this name did not survive.  In [[805]] AD, the Bulgarian Khan Kroum pillaged the town. In the late [[9th century]], Emperor [[Michael III]] ([[839]] - [[867]]) constructed a fortress on the top of the hill, the ruins of which still remain, during an era in which the [[Byzantine Empire]] suffered attacks by Saracen corsairs and Russians.
 In [[1346]], the Ottomans became ally of the pretender for the Emperor [[John VI Cantacuzenus]] ([[1292]] – [[1383]]), and helped him against his rival [[John V Palaeologus]] ([[1332]] – [[1391]]). The same year, Sultan Orhan I married Theodora, the daughter of John VI in Selymbria.
-During the [[Fall of Constantinople]] in [[1453]], Silivri, along with [[Epibatos]], stood up against the Ottoman armies, and surrendered only after the city had fallen. Selymbria extended out of the walls only during the Ottoman era, because the non-Muslim residents like [[Greeks]], Armenians and Jews lived within the city walls, and the Turks built their houses outside the walls at the coast. While the non-Muslims were engaged mostly in growing grapes, vinification and silk production, the Turks earned their life by fishing and making yogurt. The town remained a summer resort during the Ottoman time, as it was during the Byzantine era.
+During the [[Fall of Constantinople]] in [[1453]], Silivria, along with [[Epibatos]], stood up against the Ottoman armies, and surrendered only after the city had fallen. Selymbria extended out of the walls only during the Ottoman era, because the non-Muslim residents like [[Greeks]], Armenians and Jews lived within the city walls, and the Turks built their houses outside the walls at the coast. While the non-Muslims were engaged mostly in growing grapes, vinification and silk production, the Turks earned their life by fishing and making yogurt. The town remained a summer resort during the Ottoman time, as it was during the Byzantine era.
 On the order of Suleiman the Magnificent, architect Sinan built [[1562]] a stone bridge with 33 arches just west of Silivria. The historical bridge, called "Uzunköprü" (The "Long Bridge"), is still in use today, however one arch is not visible due to sedimentation.
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 During the war, many more Sephardim in the town left as conditions worsened due to the war. Many Jews at the time were pro-Turkish, as opposed to the Greeks and Armenians of the Ottoman Empire, who instead supported the Allied war effort.
-During the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919 - 1922)]], the [[Greeks]] occupied Silivria on [[July 20]], [[1920]]. Italians took it over from the withdrawing Greek troops on [[October 22]], [[1922]]. Finally handing it to Turkish forces on [[November 1]], [[1922]] .
+During the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919 - 1922)]], the [[Greeks]] occupied Silivria on [[July 20]], [[1920]]. Italians took it over from the withdrawing Greek troops on [[October 22]], [[1922]]. Finally, they handed it to Turkish forces on [[November 1]], [[1922]] .
 ==Historical sites==

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 {{Credit wikipedia}}
-[[Category:Ancient Greek sites in Turkey]]
 [[Category:Eastern Thrace]]
 [[Category:Byzantine Empire]]