TIRILYE/ ZEYTINBAĞI, Bursa Province, Turkey

Zeytinbağı (Greek for "Triglia" or "Tirilye", "Triglia" / "Τριγλια") is a town in Bursa, Mudanya, Turkey. Triglia is a quaint town along the coastline of the Sea of Marmara. The most important historic building in Trilye (Triglia) is the building of the Ayatodori Church in Byzantine, today known as the Fatih Mosque. The town's residential and commercial development, Mudanya, is a historic site under the protectorate of the country. With clean air, sea, fish and tranquility, Trilye is an ideal holiday town.
The stone school building, which is called "Taş Mektep" (which literally means "stone "mektep", stone school) and which has been nearly destroyed, was built as a monastery in early 1900s. Before the War of Independence, it was an orphanage and has been used for educational courses ever since. The building belongs to the University of Bursa Uludağ and is currently under restoration.
There are 2500 people live in the town. Tirilye contains the ruins of old Byzantine churches. Old Greek houses built at the end of the 19th century, few streets remain. This city is under the protection of the Ministry of Culture, so no one can destroy old houses or restore them in a style other than the original. There are good fish restaurants by the sea. You can eat in one of them. The place is famous for its olives. Zeytingbagi means olive yard and fine olives and olive oil can be tasted in the town.
History
Since ancient times, the area has been home to various civilizations. Tirilye is the original village. Although the name of the village was changed to Zeytinbağı (Olive Orchard), it is still called Tirilye.
There are several legends about the origin of the name. First, the area was famous for the red mullet and red garnish and that this fish was the main dish on the tables of the Byzantine emperors. "Triglea" (Triglia lucerna) is the Greek word for such a fish.
In another story, the priests Aya Jorgi, Aya Satri, and Aya Yani were in disagreement with the Archbishop during the 4th century Consul of Nicaea (İznik Consul). As a result, these monks were excommunicated and settled here. "Tri" means three -(üç), and "İlya" means priest -(papaz).
The last legend comes from Geneose. The three inhabitants of the village were plagued by pirate looting. Therefore, they decided to work together to live together. The name Tirilye is said to be derived from those three villagers: "Tri" meaning three (üç).
Before the Ottomans, the area was a residential area for Anatolian Greeks. Even after the Ottoman Empire absorbed the area, the Christian community continued to live there as before. Although some Muslims from several areas in Anatolia had settled here the Christian population continued to be the majority. As a result of the population exchange after the War of Independence, the Greeks migrated to Greece and Muslim immigrants from Salonica (Thessaloniki) settled in Tirilye.
Prior to the 1923 population exchange, much of the Greek population in the town fled Tirilye with the help of local businessman and shipowner Phillipos Kavounidis. Refugees were taken to Rafina, Greece. There the church icon is now found in one of the local churches. In 1929, the refugee camp that they founded, New Tirilye, was fully merged with the municipality of Rafina.
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