Empire of Trebizond

The first part of the picturesque Black Sea province of Trabzon's great monument Sümela Monastery will finally be opened to visitors on May 18 following comprehensive restoration and rock improvement works. 

Restoration works at the historical Sümela Monastery in Turkey's Black Sea province of Trabzon has neared an end, an aerial shooting has revealed.

An uncompleted mosque in the northeastern province of Trabzon's Ortahisar district has been put up for sale by local authorities for 15 million Turkish Liras (around $3 million) due to financial difficulties.

Construction works for a cable car planned to be built in the area where the historic Sümela Monastery in Turkey's Black Sea province of Trabzon's Maçka district is will start in March, authorities have announced. Companies will tender for the project on Feb. 19, Trabzon Mayor Orhan Fevzi Gümrükçüoğlu has said.

Turkish president has announced the name of mayoral candidate for Black Sea province of Trabzon, as the countdown for the country's local elections began.

A man in the northern Turkish province of Trabzon has turned an old van into an observation terrace to enjoy the great view in winters with his friends. Click through for the story in photos...

The Turkish Naval Forces have decided to build a naval base in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Trabzon, local media reported on Dec. 11.

The Kuştul Monastery has been clinging to pillars of sheer rock overlooking a valley in the Black Sea province of Trabzon's picturesque Maçka district for many centuries. Worshippers, throughout the centuries, seemingly had to trek a difficult route to get to the monastery.

The deputy mayor of Turkey's Black Sea province of Trabzon has said Turkish officials will revise the date of the former Byzantine town's conquest by the Ottomans after celebrating it on the wrong day for 58 years. 

Trabzon, one of the largest provinces in Turkey's Black Sea region, faces a major environmental threat. Up to 80 percent of the city's beaches have been filled with soil. For this process, fertile topsoil has been used.