Erzurum is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. Many tourists visit Erzurum, which is known for its folk dances, food that you should not return without eating, historical artifacts and winter sports. The main livelihood of the people is agriculture and farming.

History of Erzurum

Considering the reasons such as the suitability of natural conditions and the availability of geographical location, it can be said that history started in Erzurum a long time ago. In Erzurum, one of the oldest settlements in Anatolia, history dates back to the ‘Chipped Stone Age’. When the excavations were examined, many artifacts from the Bronze Age were discovered in the territory of Erzurum.

Throughout its long history, Erzurum has hosted many civilizations. Urartians, Cimmerians, Scythians, Hittites, Meds, Persians, Romans, Byzantines, Sassanids, Umayyads, Seljuks, Mongols, Ilhanites, Safavids and the people of the Ottoman Empire continued their existence in Erzurum. It also established later in Erzurum disposal of seeds of the Republic of Turkey has a very important position to move the city today.