Identity, location and daily life
Overview
town
Traditions, arts and local life
Culture
Everyday culture in aybasti
Bakery mornings, lunch plates at family restaurants, evening tea talk — culture here lives in small rituals. Ordu’s hospitality speaks more quietly in aybasti. Meet people around aybasti Center and aybasti Park; breathe at aybasti Creek.
Ask what’s cooking today. Weekends gather near aybasti Plain. Half-day loop: aybasti Center → market → aybasti Park → aybasti Creek. Explore aybasti Center, aybasti Park, aybasti Creek, aybasti Plain, aybasti Hill, aybasti Grove.
aybasti is a warm piece of the Ordu mosaic — best tasted slowly with aybasti.
Flavors, dishes and restaurants
Food
Food
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Food
Ordu Anchovy and Corn Bread
Anchovy, corn flour and tea culture dominate Ordu's Black Sea table.
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Food
Ordu Beet Soup (Karalahana)
One of the most characteristic flavors of Ordu cuisine, this beet soup is prepared with locally grown collard greens. You can find its fresh ingredients in the…
Food
Ordu Toast
Originating in the center of Ordu and famous for its special bread, Ordu Toast stands out with its unique sausage paste. You can taste this registered flavor at…
Food
Sakarca Mıhlama
The sakarca plant (crocus root) which grows in spring across Ordu , combines with eggs and onions to create a wonderful dish. You can find this herb in rural ma…
Food
Ordu Style Melocan Sauté
Made from the melocan (smilax) plant that grows in the forests of Ordu , this sauté is one of the region's most beloved natural flavors. You can visit the rural…
Terrain, waters and landscape
Geography
Mountain
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Mountain
Ordu Highlands
Ordu highland area of the province.
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Mountain
Boztepe
Boztepe, the most famous peak of the city of Ordu , is a unique point for a bird's-eye view of the city and the Black Sea.
Mountain
aybasti Hill
aybasti Hill in aybasti . aybasti Hill rises above aybasti. Cooler air — not a summit race. Water, marked paths.
Plain
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River
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River
Ordu Stream
Ordu stream within or passing through the province.
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River
Ohtamış Waterfall
Located in the Ulubey district, Ohtamış Waterfall is one of the largest waterfalls in Ordu and the Black Sea region.
River
Melet River
The Melet River is one of the most important rivers watering the lands of Ordu and flowing into the Black Sea.
Lakes
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Sea
1Plateau
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Forest
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Stream
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Picnic area
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Museum
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Historic sites
Cape Jason
Located in Perşembe district of Ordu , Cape Jason is a historical and natural site hosting the Argonauts legend.
Historic sites
Kurul Castle
Located close to the center of Ordu , Kurul Castle is an important archaeological site from the Ancient Kingdom of Pontus.
Historic sites
aybasti Center
aybasti Center in aybasti . aybasti Center is old stone in aybasti. Edges and heat. Aybastı Merkez
Timeline, heritage and stories
History
Memory of aybasti
History here lives in stones, paths and stories people tell — not stiff encyclopedia lines. In Ordu, farming, passes, defense or forest–water shaped the settlement. Stand between aybasti Center and aybasti Creek and you feel past and nature at the same table.
Walk aybasti Center, then aybasti Creek and aybasti Creek. Be quiet near heritage places. Continue from aybasti toward Ordu when you want the wider story.
Location on the map
Map
40.6350° N, 37.3921° E