WHERE DOES THE NAME OF THE FOUNTAIN COME FROM?

Cesme is 94 km from Izmir. it was established in the west, at the far end of the peninsula bearing its own name. It was called little port by the sailors. But since there are plenty of spring waters in and around Cesme, the region has also been called Cesme because of its fountains that multiply over time and ice-cold waters flow. Deconstructing fountains around these constantly flowing springs has taken place among our ancient traditions as it is today. The fountain got its name from these fountains, which were once said to be about a hundred. All of these fountains have their own unique features and architecture.

historical

Ancient Period:

Çeşme has experienced Lydia, Persia, Pergamon (Pergamon) Kingdom, Roman and Byzantine dominions. One of the most important factors in the prominence of Cesme Port is that it is the closest and most reliable point from Chios Island to the Anatolian coast. For this reason, the port has been able to maintain commercial exchange in a lively state for centuries.

3. 14 With the last half of the century. At the beginning of the century, the influence of the Genoese, who wrote a name for the commercial life of Western Anatolia, was seen. During the same period, the region entered into the Decadence of Çaka Bey at some point, but his dominance lasted for a short time.

The Period of Turkish Domination:

with the settlement of the Genoese on the island of Chios in 1330, the port of Cesme, whose location is the most suitable here, gained importance once again, so that trade with the Genoese was maintained under natural conditions. 1 For the first time. It was joined to the Ottoman lands by Beyazit (yildirim). But after the Battle of Ankara (1402), it was given to Aydınoğulları again by Timur. 17.since the end of the century, when Izmir, a small commercial center where Western Anatolian products are sold, suddenly gained commercial superiority, the Port of Cesme gradually declined next to the Port of Izmir and lost its importance.

In the Ottoman Empire, which has been governed by a Provincial system for centuries, radical changes were made on November 8, 1864, during the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz, and these changes began to be implemented with the laws enacted. According to this, Çeşme, which is an accident of the province of Aydın connected to the sanjak of Izmir, became the district Governor. September 9, 1922 Izmir ’s liberation from the Greek occupation, especially on September 16, 1922, the Greek population went to Greece with the liberation of the Greek occupation of the War of Independence. On July 24, 1923, population exchange was made with the Treaty of Lausanne.

Republican Period:

Currently, ship services are made to the Greek islands from Cesme customs.

HISTORICAL PLACES IN ÇEŞME

Archaeological studies conducted in Çeşme in recent years have shown that there has been a settlement in the region since the Neolithic Era. Neolithic in Bozalan Locality of Çeşme District, Sakarya Neighborhood; Chalcolithic and Mycenaean Period in Germiyan Mansion; Bronze Age in Boyalık Locality, Bronze Age in Bağlararası Locality, Principalities and Ottoman Period in the Old Çeşme Village, Finds or ruins in Ildırı Village, Reisdere Neighborhood have shown that Çeşme District has been the scene of settlement for about eight thousand years.