Bayırköy, İkizdere

Bayırköy
Kolyav
Bayırköy
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°45′01″N 40°35′14″E / 40.7502°N 40.5872°E / 40.7502; 40.5872
CountryTurkey
ProvinceRize
Districtİkizdere
Elevation
1,020 m (3,350 ft)
Population
 (2021)
169
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Bayırköy is a village in the İkizdere District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey.[1] Its population is 169 (2021).[2]

History

The village population consists entirely of a single extended kin group, the Ekşioğlu family. All villagers are connected to each other through lineage ties within this family. The Ekşioğlu are of Turkish origin, belonging to the Bayındır branch of the Oghuz Turks. The founder of the village, Hacı İbrahim Ekşi, is buried next to the village mosque.[3]

The village was founded in the late 18th century by Hacı İbrahim Ekşi and his relatives.[4]

Tombstone

The tombstone of Hacı İbrahim Ekşi (founder of Bayırköy, İkizdere, Rize) bears the following inscription in Ottoman Turkish:

"Bu dünyada bulmadim hiç rahati
Ihtiyar ettim ânin içün rihleti
Kimse gülmez, kimse dahi gülmeye
Zevkine degmez cihanin mihneti
Merhum ve magfur Eksizade E1-Hac Ibrahim Aga ruhuna
Fatiha, fî 10 Muharrem sene 1200"
    • English translation:**
"I have found no comfort in this world; therefore, I chose to depart. No one laughs, nor can anyone enjoy laughing; the hardships of the world are not worth it. To the soul of the late and forgiven Eksizade Hacı İbrahim Ağa: Fatiha. 10 Muharrem 1200 (Hijri calendar)."


Geography

The village is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from İkizdere.

References

  1. ^ Köy Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ Ekşi, İmdat (2024). Ekşioğlu Tarihi – İmdat Ekşi’den Ekşi Ali’ye Kadar Uzanan. Profil Kitap. ISBN 978-625-60362-39.
  4. ^ Ekşi, İmdat (2024). Ekşioğlu Tarihi – İmdat Ekşi’den Ekşi Ali’ye Kadar Uzanan. Profil Kitap. ISBN 978-625-60362-39.

Sources

  • Ekşi, İmdat (2024). Ekşioğlu Tarihi – İmdat Ekşi’den Ekşi Ali’ye Kadar Uzanan. Profil Kitap. ISBN 978-625-60362-39.