THE SOVERLIGNTY OF HITTITES IN THE MOUNDS ZALPA, İKİZTEPE AND NERİK AT SAMSUN
Abstract
According to the information obtained from the researches about Hittites it is stil not known, where they exactly came from, which way they followed, when they migrated to the Anatolia. Althought there are same opininons that they came to Anatolia over Thrace and Black Sea, there are also same other opinions defending that they have left the Balkans and have reached the middle of Black Sea by seaway. It has also been kept open to debate the possibility of coming from Caucasia. About the mainly views these mysterious people passed through Anatolia geography from Caucasia. They went along the coastline of the Black Sea to Bafra where the Kızılırmak flows into the sea and stayed there for a while. Then they moved to central parts of the Anatolia. They followed peaceful policy
in the public of Hattians for a long time and then they improved their struggle for the sovereignty towards the central Anatolia near the Kızılırmak. When they provide the authority at the iner side, they turned to The North Black Sea region. King Anitta captured some of the kingdoms in Anatolia one by one. These cities were Neşa, Ullama, Harkimas, Zalpuvas (Zalpa),Hattusha Şalativara. The city of Zalpa (Bafra nowadays) was the one of these cities. Along, with taking the Zalpa, Hittites army razed the Ikiztepe located in Hinterland to the ground. In lates times even though Hittites lost their sovereignty at these locations for a short time. Hattuşili 1 turned to Zalpa and gained the dominion over the middle Black Sea and Samsun region again In the following periods Hittites met their eternal enemies Kasgas. Gasgas bewildered the Hittites by taking under control the main city of the Hittites, Nerik (Vezirköprü, Oymaağaç). After that for long years the Nerik was in the domination borders of Gasgas. This problem was the reason of the endless and ruthless war between Hittities and Kasgas. The excauation reports, scientific articles, and books, publications about the Hittites have been investigated during the researches of the subject.
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Kaynakça
- Otten, Heinrich, 1973 “Einealthethitische Ertzahlung um die Statd Zalpa”, StBoT 17, Wiesbaden, 64.
- Schuler, Einar von, 1965 Die Kaškaer, Ein Beitrag zur Etnographie des Alten Kleinasien, Berlin.
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
28 Aralık 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
19 Mart 2018
Kabul Tarihi
31 Ekim 2018
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Yıl 2018 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 5