Trabzon

British

/ ˈtrɑːbzɔːn /

noun

a port in NE Turkey, on the Black Sea: founded as a Greek colony in the 8th century _bc at the terminus of an important trade route from central Europe to Asia. Pop: 246 000 (2005 est)

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Born in 1970 in Akcaabat, a seaside town in Trabzon province on Turkey's Black Sea coast, Imamoglu moved to Istanbul as a teenager, studied business and then went to work in the construction industry.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025

Over the last 150 years, only four fieldworkers have collected data on Romeyka in Trabzon.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024

Kazzaz had been living in Turkey's northeastern province of Trabzon, where he worked as a translator in the tourism sector.

From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2023

Her description was entirely accurate, and yet her words did not quite do justice to the significance and scale of what took place on the field, and beyond, on April 30 in Trabzon.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2022

Still, the plane was diverted to Trabzon as a precaution in line with international aviation regulations.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2021

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