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Örcün Sultan Baba Tomb: Sultan Baba Tomb is on the 200 meters southwest of Örcün Village. The tomb is in a hill surrounded by cypresses and on a platform of which edges are elevated by walls. The tomb has a single room shed. Inside the room, there is a wooden sarcophagus. Building date 18th - 19th centuries
Değirmendere Cemetery: Building date 18th century. There is a cemetery frrom 18th –and 19th centuries in that area. The Değirmendere Municipality formed a cemetery area by bringing together the old and the new cemeteries.
Upper Değirmendere Fountain Parcel Number 2827: This fountain is in a garden in the Upper Değirmendere Quarter. Building date 19th century
Upper Değirmendere Fountain Parcel Number 2835: The fountain of which facade is toward to the street has a square plan and is covered by bricks. The upper surface of the fountain of which facade has been plastered is filled with soil. Building date 19th century
Örcün Turkish Bath: Building date 18th - 19th centuries. It is known that the Turkish bath which had been among the outbuildings of the Sultan Baba small dervish lodge was ruined in time and the today´s single bath was built in place of it.
Yazlık Thermal Spring: In our city Gölcük´s Yazlık Town Thermal Spring Area, by the permission of Culture and Tourism Ministry and the in chairmanship of Kocaeli Museum Directorship, an excavation was realized in year 2004 to save The Thermal Spring and the expenses were paid by our local sources.
The building which is in Ilıca Area and known as the Thermal Spring, has been destructed in different times. It was worked to clean and to determine the nature of the Thermal Spring building and discovered that it had both cold and hot water distribution center. Furthermore, all canals carrying water to the reservoir were cleaned deeply and the flow of water was normalized. But although the cobblestones and small stones over the floor were cleaned, since the floor had became concrete it was postponed to 2005 to reach to the main floor which is 1,20 meter deep frrom the surface. Furthermore, the water canals frrom Roman and Byzantium era which are adjacent to the building were cleaned, the walls of the precipitate pools were reinforced and the water pipes were shielded.
The Building is frrom Roman era and the thermal-mineral baths which that were also utilized in Byzantium era has a quality to heal nacre and indigestions.
Since it was started in a late date, the Ilıca saving excavation has not been completed yet and it is beneficial to continue these works in year 2005.
7. Kazıklı : Kazıklı is ancient settlement place. Kazıklı had been a village until 200-250 years ago. The village was mentioned as “Karye-i Eflakanlu nam-ı diğer Kazıklu” “Karye-i Kazıklu nam-ı diğer Eflakanlı” in the “historical papers” that reached today. After 17th century, the village was mentioned as Kazıklı. The old name of the quarter which is known as Kavaklı today is also Kazıklı. The village has developed frrom shore to upper in essence. There is only a small quay in the seashore.
“Kazıklu” is the name of a community frrom Oğuzlar´s Afşar Clan. Kazıklı had been administered by Eflakan Bey who conquered the area for a long time. We meet with the name of the village in the papers of German traveler Hans Rernschwam who made a travel in the region in the year 1555. The region had been given as a fief for Rumelihisarı Guards beginning frrom the Sultan Süleyman the Law Maker era. In the registrations we see that at that time the village had five working mills and wheat, barley, oaf and millet were raised and honey was produced in the village. If we consider that the wheat frrom Trakya was grinded in the mills of the region and the needs of İstanbul was provided, we can appreciate how developed the village was at that time. Also, while the annual tax of the village was 5380 coin it was increased to 8225 after a short time. Furthermore, 600 coins were taken as tax for Kazıklı quay. The region was also important for the surrounding caravansaries. When the Ottoman Army journeyed to start a war, it encamps there.
But almost two hundred years ago, the village loosed its importance. After the 1766 earthquake which was supposed to be very powerful, some swamps came into existence. These swamps caused malaria and Kazıklı was evacuated and never gained its former importance again.
8. Saraylı: Saraylı is one of the biggest villages of Gölcük and owner of the remains frrom Roman era. The village is also very rich for the work of arts frrom Ottoman era. The documents showed that the first settler of the region were frrom “Yuruk Clan.” The houses which have a typical architecture and the tombstones with epitaphs are outstanding. The plane tree in the center of the village´s market, is a witness of those rested under its shadow and reminds the past to the visitors.
9. Örcün : As in Gölcük´s surrounding, there are many remains frrom Byzantium era in Örcün. Örcün is a small place and its name was mentioned together with Değirmendere in old times. It was started to register Örcün as a individual village beginning frrom 16th century. The name of the village was originally Örcünlü but later it was transformed into Örcün. Its cemetery and old houses reflects the village´s history. The Sultan Baba Tomb which is on the 150 meters north west of the village, attracts a lot of visitors. There are still alms stones in the mouth of the road alongside the Örcün mosque. In old times the riches left money in these alms stones in the night without being seen and the poors took as much as they needed in the morning without being seen.
| Time: 09/10/2006 |
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