A large number of the Pontic Greeks population lived at the Torul district of Gümüşhane in the years of the Turkish National Struggle. However, the figures pertaining to the Pontic Greek population was not higher than that of the Turks anywhere in Gümüşhane…
Trabzon and Gümüşhane were occupied by the Russian Army during the First World War. Thousands of Muslims were forced to leave Gümüşhane. Due to the Bolshevik Revolution, the Russian Army withdrew from Trabzon and Gümüşhane like rest of the Eastern Black Sea…
A huge ammunition depot exploded in Trabzon on July 10, 1919. The effects of the explosion were seen even in Batumi, 100 miles distant. There were many weapons and ammunition left by the Russian army in the ammunition depot. The explosion of the ammunition…
The Eastern Frontier was of vital importance for the achievement of the National Struggle. Bolshevik Russia and the Allies planned the establishment of an Armenia State in Eastern Anatolia. When Bolshevik Revolution took place in the First World War, the…