Research Article

Eğin [Kemaliye] and Ilic Bridges of Erzincan from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic

Number: 27 December 15, 2025
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Eğin [Kemaliye] and Ilic Bridges of Erzincan from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic

Abstract

The historical road network from Diyarbakir stretched to Erzincan via Harput-Eğin (Kemali-ye)-Ilic reached Iran and the Black Sea. However, the Euphrates River was disrupting this transportation network in some places. A bridge was built in two separate areas to provide direct transportation on this road, which was very important in military and commercial terms during the Ottoman and Republican periods. Although the construction date of the bridge in Eğin is unknown, its existence can be traced back to the middle of the 17th century. The bridge in Ilic was built in the last quarter of the 19th century. Both bridges, renewed during the Republican Period, were under the Keban Dam Lake, so new ones were built. Therefore, the main subject of the study is the historical bridges built over the Euphrates River in Eğin and Ilic, and the time interval is the period from the 17th century to the present day, when the first determinations about the bridges were made. The study's primary purpose is to explain the importance of these bridges in Anatolian transportation networks and architectural history.

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Supporting Institution

Bu çalışma, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK) tarafından 122K421 numaralı proje ile desteklenmiştir. Projeye verdiği destekten ötürü TÜBİTAK’a teşekkürlerimizi sunarız.

Project Number

122K421

Ethical Statement

I declare that this study is original; that I have acted by the principles and rules of scientific ethics at all stages of the study, including preparation, data collection, analysis, and presentation of information; that I have cited sources for all data and information not obtained within the scope of this study and included these sources in the bibliography; that I have not made any changes in the data used, and that I comply with ethical duties and responsibilities by accepting all the terms and conditions of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). I hereby declare that if a situation contrary to my statement regarding the study is detected, I agree to all moral and legal consequences that may arise.

Thanks

This study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Institute of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) with project number 122K421. We would like to thank TUBITAK for its support of the project.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Ottoman Culture and Art

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 15, 2025

Submission Date

October 31, 2024

Acceptance Date

February 7, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Number: 27

Chicago
Çakar, Enver, Korkmaz Şen, Yavuz Kısa, Ahmet Toprak, Tuba Nur Olğun, and Murat Şahin. 2025. “Osmanlı’dan Cumhuriyet’e Erzincan’ın Eğin [Kemaliye] Ve İliç Köprüleri”. Osmanlı Medeniyeti Araştırmaları Dergisi, nos. 27: 1-30. https://doi.org/10.21021/osmed.1576879.

Indexes

SCOPUS, TÜBİTAK/ULAKBİM TR DİZİN [SBVT]

INDEX COPERNİCUS [ICI], ISAM, SOBIAD and Scilit.


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