Hacı Abdullah Halife Complex
A complex in Tekke village, an important building for Islamic heritage.
View on map7 places to visit in the Yağlıdere district of Giresun: Hacı Abdullah Halife Complex, Yağlıdere Valley and Yağlıdere Plateaus. Plan your trip to Yağlıdere with local food, practical tips and transport information.
History
The district takes its name from the Yağlıdere, beside which it was founded. The name remains from the Greeks who produced milk and butter on the plateaus of Çakrak Village, where the stream rises. The area came under Turkish rule at the end of the 11th century and remained under the Empire of Trebizond between 1200 and 1400. In 1811, when local people built a Friday mosque beside the stream, the settlement of Yağlıdere began to form. It gained municipal status and became a town on 29 February 1972, and in 1987 it separated from Espiye district to become an independent district.
Geography and Climate
Yağlıdere lies 14 km inland from the sea, and the average elevation of the district centre above sea level is 104 metres. The district covers an area of 327 km². The typical Black Sea climate prevails: summers are cool and winters are mild and rainy. Annual rainfall is 1,300 mm, and the annual average temperature is 14 °C.
Economy and Emigration
The district’s economy is based on agriculture, livestock, beekeeping and forestry, chiefly hazelnuts. At the beginning of the 1960s, migration to the USA began, and the first emigrants from Yağlıdere went mainly to cities such as New York, New Jersey and Paterson. The Yağlıdere community settled in America refers to the district as “New Yağlıdere”, and more people from Yağlıdere live in America than in the district’s population. It is estimated that around 50,000 people of Yağlıdere origin live in America.
History and Culture
The settlement began with the Friday mosque built beside the stream in 1811. The district was established by law in 1987, and the kaymakamlık began work in 1988. The majority of the district’s people are Çepni Turkmen. Ottoman rule began after the conquest of Trabzon by Fatih Sultan Mehmet. A large Yağlıdere community that emigrated from the district lives in America.
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