Dumanlı

Village in Gümüşhane, Turkey

40°40′49″N 39°47′3″E / 40.68028°N 39.78417°E / 40.68028; 39.78417CountryTurkeyProvinceGümüşhaneDistrictGümüşhanePopulation

(2022)

80Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Dumanlı, also known as Sanda (Greek: Σάντα), is a village in Gümüşhane District, Gümüşhane Province in Turkey,^[1] close to its border with Trabzon Province. Its population is 80 (2022).^[2]

History

Established in the 17th century^[3] by Pontic Greeks who fled the coast of Pontus in order to escape the oppression of the Derebeys.^[4] It was originally named Santa (Σάντα) and was an important caravan and mining village, with 13 neighborhoods and more than 5,000 citizens.^[5]

Before 1856, the inhabitants of Santa were recorded as Christian (51%) and Crypto-Christian (49%).^[6] After 1856, with the Ottoman Reform Edict of 1856 that equalized all citizens regardless of religion (removing the "first citizen" status of the Muslims), they changed their status to Christian instead of Crypto-Christians, as pretending to be Muslim was no longer necessary to receive equal rights.

During the Greek genocide, the population tried to organize armed resistance against the Turkish army. Pontian guerrilla bands appeared in the mountains of Santa as early as 1916 with the leadership Euklidis Kourtidis and successfully resisted a Turkish attack on September 6, 1921.

Later during the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey, Santa's citizens refused to accept the exchange and fought against being deported, but in the end, they were deported to Greece.^[4] After the exchange, the village was completely vacated and renamed and the lands and properties were registered in the Turkish treasury.^[5] The village's population settled in Greek Macedonia and Thrace. The town of Nea Santa was founded by them in the Kilkis regional unit in Central Macedonia.

Today

Today it is a sparsely populated district in the far north of Gümüşhane province, consisting of seven villages:^[7]

Piştofandon (Pontic: Πιστοφάντων): 400 houses, St. Kyriake, St. Panteleimon, St. Christophoros churches, a primary school and fountain of Christoforos. Etymology: pishtof, "gun" + anton toponymical suffix in Greek
Zurnaciandon (Pontic: Ζουρνατσάντων): 120 houses, St. Georgios, St. Constantine, St. Kyriake churches and a primary school. Etymology: Zurnaci, "zurna player", a reed woodwind instrument + anton
Çakalandon (Pontic: Τσακαλάντων): 53 houses, Zoodohu Pigis and St. Georgios churches and a primary school. Etymology: Çakal, "jackal" + anton
Ishanandon (Pontic: Ισχανάντων): 150 houses. St. Kyriake, St. Georgios churches. 2 primary school (one of them only for girls). Etymology: Işhan, meaning "prince" in Armenian + anton
Cozlorandon (Pontic: Κοζλαράντων): 60 houses. St. Apostles Petros and Pavlos churches and a primary school
Pinetandon (Pontic: Πινετάντων): 30 houses. Prophet Elias and St. Georgios churches and a primary school
Terzandon (Pontic: Τερζάντων): 200 houses. St. Theodoros and Metamorfosis churches. Etymology: Terzi, meaning "tailor" in Turkish + anton

The Santa ruins were declared a Cultural-Archaeological Site and Natural Site in 1999.^[3] But as of 2022, only seven of the 13 villages with historical settlements have the conservation status.^[5]

Notes

^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Works initiated for concrete structures in Santa ruins
^ ^a ^b T.A. Sinclair (December 1989). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume II. Pindar Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0907132332.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Restoration needed to revive Santa Ruins for tourism". hurriyetdailynews. Turkey. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ Bryer, A. (1988), People and Settlement in Anatolia and Caucasus 800-1900. Variorum Reprintis. London
^ Özhan Öztürk. Karadeniz Ansiklopedik Sözlük. 2005. Istanbul pp.1009-10011