Gelevara Deresi
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Gelevara Deresi is one of two main streams of Espiye
, a district of Giresun province
in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey
. Its two main tributaries arise in the highlands of Espiye
district of Giresun
and Torul
district of Gümüşhane
.
In the west its shorter arm originates from Çekümbeli highland near Tohumluk village. Its longer arm starts in Tekçam-Kürünbeli spring in Hanzara Obası and Ayıbeli Deresi in Ayıbeli Obası
. It is very interesting that the springs of its arms are very close to each other as to be reached nearly in one hour by foot. The source of the longer arm looks like triangular area which is used as the borders of three districts: Espiye
, Alucra
and Torul
. Firstly it goes to northeast direction passing through Beytarla and Sapmaz villages of Kürtün
district of Gümüşhane
province, then enters into Giresun borders again. After the two arms of the stream flow parallel for nearly 40-50 kilometers they aggregate as Gelevara after Arpacık village in Güce
district adjacent to Espiye
district. Gelevara flows down to Black Sea
in the east end of Espiye town like Yağlıdere stream
, its sister. On its mouth to Black Sea
there is a ferroconcrete bridge on D010 Highway connecting Giresun
and Trabzon
provinces.
Gelevara stream has a high voluminous flow because the mountainous and forestry area of its headwaters and because it receives much rain during almost all seasons. The stream is mainly utilized as a sands deposit in building concrete constructions locally. Along its wonderful valley on the Espiye
-Ericek-Çakıl route you can explore beautiful slope scenes with the hills covered by the rich forests consisting of thousand species of wild trees, flowers and animals.
maps and documentaries there are some other local forms of its name like Özlüce, and some forms of folk dialects such as Gelivera, Gelivar, Gelevera, Gelevar, Gelava, and Gelenvar.
Although Dr. Z. Cebeci interprets that it carries a meaning like "come and arrive in the sea" that was used by local people living in mountainous area in order to express their deep wishes to see beauties of the sea there are two other logical hypothesis about the origin of Gelevera.
In the article titled "Gelivera, Kürtün" in Turkish Wikipedia
, it is supposed that its name originates from "Gelivera", an old Greek village settlement (Sapmaz in present time) in Kürtün
district of Gümüşhane
. In this article it is stated that "gelivera" is a joint word formed with "gali" and "vera" meaning "beautiful" and "ring" in modern Greek
, respectively. According to the second hypothesis its name originates from daily movements of villagers on it. Since the longer arm of the stream passes through "Gelivera" village the inhabitants had frequently to go and come back between two parts of the village over it. Every day they were going and coming back between the sides of the stream. And then they defined the stream as the waterflow that must be stepped to go and come back. So in order to define their routinely go-come movement they used "gel" and "var" verbs of Turkish
, and its name became "Gelevara" in the time.
day to day. Also the sand excavation must be stopped to prevent the changes of natural scene and structure of the stream.
variety of Turkic
regional folks is about melancholic love story that has been lived somewhere along Gelevara stream valley. Originally it is performed with kemençe
(kemenche in English, pronounced as kae-man-che), a local music instrument of Black Sea region
of Turkey
. This song with romantic notes about a dramatic love is recently remixed and performed by Kazım Koyuncu
, and became more popular due to his duet with Şevval Sam
. He performs the song on his album Hayde!.
Espiye
Espiye is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.-Etymology:"Espiye" and its earlier spelling "Esbüyeli" are the Turkish names for the district...
, a district of Giresun province
Giresun Province
Giresun Province is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane to the south-west, Erzincan to the south, Sivas to the south-east, and Ordu to the west. The provincial capital is Giresun....
in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Its two main tributaries arise in the highlands of Espiye
Espiye
Espiye is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.-Etymology:"Espiye" and its earlier spelling "Esbüyeli" are the Turkish names for the district...
district of Giresun
Giresun
Giresun is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon.-Etymology:...
and Torul
Torul
Torul is a town and district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 12,385 of which 4,421 live in the town of Torul. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .-External links:* * * *...
district of Gümüşhane
Gümüshane
-Features:Gümüşhane has a rich historical background so there are many historical places, mosques, churches, castles. Ancient city of Satala in the modern village of Sadak was the most important military camp of the ancient Roman Empire in the east. This place was ruled by the Hittites, Assyrians,...
.
In the west its shorter arm originates from Çekümbeli highland near Tohumluk village. Its longer arm starts in Tekçam-Kürünbeli spring in Hanzara Obası and Ayıbeli Deresi in Ayıbeli Obası
Ayibeli Obasi
Ayıbeli is a highland village of Espiye district of the Giresun Province of Turkey. It is also one of the springs of Gelivera stream....
. It is very interesting that the springs of its arms are very close to each other as to be reached nearly in one hour by foot. The source of the longer arm looks like triangular area which is used as the borders of three districts: Espiye
Espiye
Espiye is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.-Etymology:"Espiye" and its earlier spelling "Esbüyeli" are the Turkish names for the district...
, Alucra
Alucra
Alucra is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, from the city of Giresun. She was the district of Şebinkarahisar between 1924-1933.-Etymology:...
and Torul
Torul
Torul is a town and district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 12,385 of which 4,421 live in the town of Torul. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .-External links:* * * *...
. Firstly it goes to northeast direction passing through Beytarla and Sapmaz villages of Kürtün
Kürtün
Kürtün, also Çayra, is a town and district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 15,546 of which 3,488 live in the town of Kürtün. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .-External links:* *...
district of Gümüşhane
Gümüshane
-Features:Gümüşhane has a rich historical background so there are many historical places, mosques, churches, castles. Ancient city of Satala in the modern village of Sadak was the most important military camp of the ancient Roman Empire in the east. This place was ruled by the Hittites, Assyrians,...
province, then enters into Giresun borders again. After the two arms of the stream flow parallel for nearly 40-50 kilometers they aggregate as Gelevara after Arpacık village in Güce
Güce
Güce is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.This is a hilly district of great natural beauty. The lower areas are used for cultivating hazelnuts plus some tea and corn....
district adjacent to Espiye
Espiye
Espiye is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.-Etymology:"Espiye" and its earlier spelling "Esbüyeli" are the Turkish names for the district...
district. Gelevara flows down to Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
in the east end of Espiye town like Yağlıdere stream
Yaglidere stream
Yağlıdere is a long and highly voluminous stream that flows to Black Sea in the west end of the Espiye which is the capital town of the Espiye district with same name in Giresun Province in Turkey.-Description:...
, its sister. On its mouth to Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
there is a ferroconcrete bridge on D010 Highway connecting Giresun
Giresun
Giresun is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon.-Etymology:...
and Trabzon
Trabzon
Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast...
provinces.
Gelevara stream has a high voluminous flow because the mountainous and forestry area of its headwaters and because it receives much rain during almost all seasons. The stream is mainly utilized as a sands deposit in building concrete constructions locally. Along its wonderful valley on the Espiye
Espiye
Espiye is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.-Etymology:"Espiye" and its earlier spelling "Esbüyeli" are the Turkish names for the district...
-Ericek-Çakıl route you can explore beautiful slope scenes with the hills covered by the rich forests consisting of thousand species of wild trees, flowers and animals.
Etymology
"Gelevara" is a Turkish derivative word consists of two verbs, "gelmek (to come in English)" and "varmak (to arrive in English"). It is officially and mostly called as Gelevera Deresi in TurkishTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
maps and documentaries there are some other local forms of its name like Özlüce, and some forms of folk dialects such as Gelivera, Gelivar, Gelevera, Gelevar, Gelava, and Gelenvar.
Although Dr. Z. Cebeci interprets that it carries a meaning like "come and arrive in the sea" that was used by local people living in mountainous area in order to express their deep wishes to see beauties of the sea there are two other logical hypothesis about the origin of Gelevera.
In the article titled "Gelivera, Kürtün" in Turkish Wikipedia
Turkish Wikipedia
Turkish Wikipedia is the Turkish language edition of Wikipedia, spelled Vikipedi. Started in December 2002, this edition has over 166,000 articles, and was the 20th largest Wikipedia edition based on article count as of January 2011....
, it is supposed that its name originates from "Gelivera", an old Greek village settlement (Sapmaz in present time) in Kürtün
Kürtün
Kürtün, also Çayra, is a town and district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 15,546 of which 3,488 live in the town of Kürtün. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .-External links:* *...
district of Gümüşhane
Gümüshane
-Features:Gümüşhane has a rich historical background so there are many historical places, mosques, churches, castles. Ancient city of Satala in the modern village of Sadak was the most important military camp of the ancient Roman Empire in the east. This place was ruled by the Hittites, Assyrians,...
. In this article it is stated that "gelivera" is a joint word formed with "gali" and "vera" meaning "beautiful" and "ring" in modern Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, respectively. According to the second hypothesis its name originates from daily movements of villagers on it. Since the longer arm of the stream passes through "Gelivera" village the inhabitants had frequently to go and come back between two parts of the village over it. Every day they were going and coming back between the sides of the stream. And then they defined the stream as the waterflow that must be stepped to go and come back. So in order to define their routinely go-come movement they used "gel" and "var" verbs of Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
, and its name became "Gelevara" in the time.
Issues with Gelevara
The stream is being polluted with solid wastes of Espiye town. This serious environmental problem should be immediately solved with aid of some protection projects which will be operated by the Espiye Municipality. But any project needs the aid from international environmental organizations because the cost of recycling daily wastes of the town exceeds the income of the town municipality. At the same time the sand processing and excavations from the bed of the stream create sound pollution that fears the waterbirds and causes many other ecological problems. The existing freshwater flora and fauna is danger of extinction in the bed of the stream near Black SeaBlack Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
day to day. Also the sand excavation must be stopped to prevent the changes of natural scene and structure of the stream.
Gelevara Song
Gelevara Deresi is also the title of a famous Turkish folk song. This song carrying the typical characteristics of Black SeaBlack Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
variety of Turkic
Turkic peoples
The Turkic peoples are peoples residing in northern, central and western Asia, southern Siberia and northwestern China and parts of eastern Europe. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds...
regional folks is about melancholic love story that has been lived somewhere along Gelevara stream valley. Originally it is performed with kemençe
Kemence
Kemence is a village in Pest county, Hungary....
(kemenche in English, pronounced as kae-man-che), a local music instrument of Black Sea region
Black Sea Region
The Black Sea Region is one of Turkey's seven census-defined geographical regions . It is bordered by the Marmara Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the south, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the southeast, the Republic of Georgia to the northeast, and the Black Sea to the north.-...
of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. This song with romantic notes about a dramatic love is recently remixed and performed by Kazım Koyuncu
Kâzim Koyuncu
Kâzım Koyuncu was a Turk folk-rock singer, song writer, and activist of Laz ethnicity....
, and became more popular due to his duet with Şevval Sam
Şevval Sam
Şevval Sam is a Turkish singer and actress, daughter of Leman Sam who is also a singer.She was born on November 11, 1973 in Istanbul.-Biography:...
. He performs the song on his album Hayde!.
