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Giresun

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Giresun , city (1990 pop. 67,536), capital of Giresun prov., NE Turkey, a port on the Black Sea. It is the trade center for a farm region in which corn, filberts, beans, and potatoes are produced. Known as Cerasus, the city was famous in ancient times for its cherry trees. From there the Roman general Lucullus is said to have introduced (1st cent. BC) the cherry tree into Italy. The English word cherry is derived from the name of the city, which formerly also appeared as Kerasun. Author not available, GIRESUN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Giresun
Giresun, Turkey Choerades, Pharnacia, Kerasous Named after the wild cherry trees, in ancient Greek kerasos , which were abundant in the... Read more

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	ACCUMULATION OF SOME HEAVY METALS IN LICHENS IN GIRESUN CITY, TURKEY ; ...Accumulation of some heavy metals in lichens in Giresun City, Turkey. Ekolgia (Bratislava), Vol...species were studied in a polluted area of Giresun city, in the northern part of TUrkey caused...and crustose lichens which occured in Giresun city and to examine whether interspecific... Read more
	AS ELECTIONS GROW CLOSER - PARTY CHANGES, RESIGNATIONS CONTINUE ; According to Turkiye, True Path Party (DYP) Giresun Deputy Rasim Zaimogluand Motherland Party (ANAP) Bursa Deputy Turhan Tayan resigned from theirrespective parties. Zaimoglu is expected... Read more
	Crash deaths.(News) ; A BUS travelling along Turkey's Black Sea coast near Giresun crashed into a truck and fell 120ft into the sea, killing 12 passengers. The accident occurred when the bus driver, who survived the crash, illegally overtook a car. Read more
	STATE ECONOMY MINISTER HAILS TURKISH ECONOMY ; According to Aksam, speaking at a festival in the northern province of Giresun, State Economy Minister Ali Babacan hailed the Turkish economy as "the new shining star of the world," saying that nothing stood in the way of Turkey's success. Read more
	AKP LEADER MAKES ELECTION PLEDGE ; According to Turkiye, speaking at campaign rallies in the Black Sea citiesof Ordu, Giresun and Samsun, Justice and Development Party (AKP) leaderRecep Tayyip Erdogan pledged that once it comes to power after the Nov. 3elections... Read more
	2 Bulgarians Kidnaped by Turkey's PKK Freed ; ...were abducted Tuesday in a mine near the Black Sea town of Giresun when a group of PKK militants raided the mine, killing several...Saturday, a group of PKK rebels attacked a military post in Giresun, killing nine soliders. Around 27,000 soliders, civilians and... Read more
	Fresh cherries make it easy to serve serious desserts ; Cherries have been eaten and enjoyed since prehistoric times. Cherry trees first were cultivated in Asia Minor near Giresun (Cerasus), which loaned its name to the cherry or cerise. There are native American cherries called sand cherries and choke... Read more
	PM ATTENDS AKP CONGRESSES ; ...Development Party (AKP) congress in Istanbul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by his wife, paid visits to Giresun and Trabzon, provinces of the Black Sea region, to attend party congresses and a number of opening ceremonies. Addressing gatherings... Read more
	Teenage Kills Himself over His Favorite Side's Defeat ; ...second suicide of a Trabzonspor fan since the team was beaten 2-1 Sunday by Istanbul's Fenerbahce. The result edged Trabzonspor from the top of the league standings. The first suicide occurred in neighboring Giresun province just after Sunday's game. Read more
	Interrelationships among pomological traits and selection of Medlar (Mespilus germanica L.) types in Turkey ; ...interrelationships among these pomological traits. This research was carried out on medlar types grown in the coastal area of Ordu, Giresun, Trabzon and Rize provinces in the Middle and East Black Sea Region of Turkey in 2000 and 2001. In this study, fruit weight... Read more

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