Duzce Hotels

Area: 1065 km Population: 156.326 (2000) D?zce is the eightyfirst and the last province of Turkey which is situated between the Capital Ankara and Istanbul. It has been greatly effected by the Marmara earthquake (Aug.17,1999) and (Nov.12,1999) D?zce earthquake. It is known for its ancient monuments and it was called (KONSOPA) in ancient times. Duzce is just situated between Ankara and Istanbul=Ankara is 240 km away to the East and Istanbul is 228 km away to the West. The road of D-100 passes through Duzce and TEM Highway passes around it. Duzce is placed into the plateau of The West Blacksea coast. The city is surrounded to the West by Sakarya, to the Northeast by Zonguldak and to the East by Bolu. The distance from East to West is 23 km and from North to South is 20 km. It opens to the Black sea with the valley of Buyuk Melen on the Northwest. Nearby are also some tourist centers and popular attractions such as Abant, Kartalkaya, Yedigoller, Golcuk and Akcakoca. As the climate, although the summers are hot and winters are cold, it changes between the West Black Sea and Central Anatolian climates. Main agricultural products in Duzce are: tobacco, maize wheat, nut and many kinds of wheat and vegetables. The geographical location of Duzce is very attractive for nature lovers and adventure seekers. It has vast forestry area, plateaus, waterfalls, long seashore, beaches, natural caves, rafting on Big Melen river, sailing, water sports and fishing in the Lake of Hasanlar Dam, Efteni Lake with 150 kinds of birds, and the Karduz Plateau which is covered with snow all year round. Historical Konuralp is 8 km away north of Duzce, first settlements there are going back to 3rd century BC. Until 74 BC it was one of the most important cities belonged to the Bytinia State, which included Bilecik, Bolu, Sakarya, Kocaeli and it was conquered by Pontus and then by The Roman Empire. During the Roman period the city was influenced by Latin culture, and it changed its name to Prusias ad Hypium. Later on Christianity affected the city and after the separation of the Roman Empire in 395, it was controlled by the Eastern Roman Empire (the later Byzantine Empire).Konuralp Bey, one of Osman Gazi s commanders, was ordered to conquer Duzce and its surroundings to the Ottoman Lands. In the 14th century he captured Duzbazaar (Duzce) and Roman Prusias after a battle against the Byzantines. The first Ottoman administrators in Duzce were Konuralp Bey, Sungur Bey, Semsi Bey and Gunduz Alp. During the late 16th century villagers choose this location as a market place and that's why it was called Duzce Bazaar in the centre of the Plain. During the Ottoman Empire Duzce provided the timber of the Navy and it became an important centre of transportation between Istanbul and the Eastern cities such as Sivas and Erzurum. At the 18th and 19th centuries the tradesmen took the control of Duzce and commerce flourished.