Ordu

Ordu (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈoɾdu]) 'army') is a port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, and the capital of Ordu Province. Estimated population c. 2011: 145,455. 'Ordu' means "Army" or "Military encampment" and stems from the same Turkic root as 'Urdu', and appears in modern English as horde. In the 8th century BCE the Greek settlement of Cotyora, (Greek: Κοτύωρα) was founded in this area as one of a string of colonies along the Black Sea coast established by the Miletians. The area came under the control of the Danishmends, then the Seljuk Turks in 1214 and 1228 and Haci Emir Ogulları Beyligi in 1346. Afterwards it passed to the dominion of the Ottomansin 1461 with the Empire of Trabzon. The modern city was founded by the...