History of Merzifon :
The Merzifon Region vanished under the management of Pers, in 533 B.C. the management of the great Alaxander in 334 B.C. the management of Rome Empire in 29 B.C. following the separation of Rome Empire, it went beneath the regulation of Constantine. Turks who invaded the Anatolian earth took above the regulation of Merzifon. It was ruled via Danişments then It went beneath the managements of Seljukian sovereignty in 1174. Later, Merzifon which was depended active Ilhanlian also Eretnian countries was invaded and departed under the management of Ottoman Empires by Yıldırım Beyazid. Lately, it was a small  municipality depending active Amasya metropolis and it became a municipality organization.

Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa who was single of the grand viziers of Ottoman Empires was from Marinca settlement in Merzifon. He was the captain of Vienna surrounding ended up with defeat in 1683.

 
Topograpgy - Transportation :
The exterior of the town is 970 km, the centre of town’s altitude is 700, and the highest indicate of municipality is 1900 m. It is a expanse of 47 km from Amasya, 67 km since Çorum, 115 km from Samsun, 310 km since Ankara, 625 km from İstanbul. Its weather is a mixture of dry also warm-rainy climates. It is scorching and arid in summers; winters into this region is warmer and rainer than central of Turkey.

The total lenght of the roads which connect the municipality centre to villages is 306.5 km. 35 km of this lenght is stabilized also 271.5 km of it is asphalted.

The county is on the route also crossroad of Black sea region - east of Anatolians - Ankara - Istanbul roads; also, it is on street and crossroad of Iran-Erzurum-Istanbul and Ankara. All these situations create the transportation to the town easier.

 
Population status and Administration system :

According to results of 2000 year’s census, centre of municipality population is 45,613 and its villages’ population is 21,688 thus total population is 67,281.

There are  a  small  municipality (Kayadüzü) and 66 villages in the town.

Economic and Community Condition :

The town is on the route also crossroads of Black ocean region - east of Anatolian and Ankara Istanbul, also it is on street of Iran - Erzurum - Istanbul roads also the crossroad of Ankara roads; furthermore the encouragement law (5084) which was ruled in Feburary 06 2004, all these reasons encompass made the trade also industry greater and greater active lately.

If the investments including place allacation are complated, the integer of labourers will arrive 4,000 so that the unemployment problem will vanish, furthermore, the municipality will remove emigrants.

The town is economically also socially an important centre in the region, because there is 5th oxygen Force bottom, Merzifon infontry commander which is depended on the 28th mecanized infontry commanders, air-rader regional captain, a condition hospital inclusive of 200 beds also military oxygen-force hospital with 100 beds.

The centre of municipality’s economy depends active trade also industry howover, town’s economy moreover depends active agriculture also animal husbandry. The 57 percent of the town exterior is agricultural area also just 22 percent of this area can be watered. Mainly, products are; beetroot, sunflower also onion. Milk production have been increased nowadays.

The problem of freshwater into town otherwise villages have been solved and unless for barely a settlement, all the towns encompass asphalted roads. The setback of sewerage has been solved into the centre and 2/3 of towns’ sewerage problem have been solved.

In county centre, the first week of july is Merzifon festival, the sixth of May Hıdırellez (spring festival), the subsequent week of April is Seçen days, the second week of june is Pine Saint Festivals in Kayadüzü municipality, the commeration of Piri Baba (fathers Piri) throughout 9 to 10 september and thanks giving meals are the social activities.

 
Education, Culture, Health:
There are a Vacational School, an Anatolian High School,  Trade Vacational educate,  Technic also Industry Training High educate, Theological Tranining High educate, Medical Training High educate, and personal school in the municipality. Furthermore, 38 first-secondary schools, public education and apperenticeship education centers in the town.

In the metropolis centre, thither are a football field having a tribune inclusive of the capacity of 5000 persons, a roofed sport centre having a tribune inclusive of the capacity of 750 persons, a roofed sport centre belonging to an anatolian high educate with the capacity of 350 people also some different high schools have little sport centers.

A condition hospital inclusive of the capacity of 200 patinets who encompass to mislead in bed hospital inclusive of 100 beds, a tuberculous dispensary, 4 health  centers 8 health houses are into the municipality. In the town, thither are 68 doctors and 34 of these doctors are specialist doctors.

 
Historical Places : 

Çelebi Mehmet (Medresseh Front) Mosque :

It is located into Merzifon Cumhuriyet Road also Camii Cedit District nearby the equal named medresseh. It have rectangle form plan. The upper part is roofed by wooden and tile. The wooden poles located in two sequences convey the upper cover. The thick wooden beams active the poles divide the whole niche walls of ceiling in three pieces vertically. The mosque have one entrance looking at north boundary , two doors looking at east boundary and three doors looking at west edge amid these the wings of the the door at the east are quite beautiful as regards of wooden carving.

The entire ceiling of the mosque as wholly wooden seiled mosques into Merzifon, used to be adorned inclusive of vaccine coburs but because of ceiling’s conform during the repairs thither are little amount active the aged beams.

Sofular mosque :

It’s located in the Merzifın Sofular District. The Mosque consists of a fountain and a tomb. thither is negative statements regarding when it was constructed but as regard of its buildings shake it is estimated to encompass been constructed in the end of 15th. century and into the begining of 16th  century.

Organism single-domed small mosque its sketch consists three parted final community location and rectangle plan. The walls of worship location in quadrangular plan are made row ashlar, midway three-four lines brick range techhnique and included the dome rim it is adorned till the cover into the equal way. Together body walls and dome rim also with kirtigtambha. The mosque was  restored appopriate to its originative form via Assosiation overall Directoryship while it was  destroyed, approximately the entire only the lower part of the cylindrical body  minaret is original.

Bozacı Mosque :

It is located in Merzifon district Gazi Mustafa Mahbup  in the place named Ekin Pazarı. The one- domed little Mosque is estimated to have been built into 15-16th century.

It takes part in the conventional arts of this centruy with its body walls made of ashlar, octogon rimmed also tile-roofed dome three belted also domed latest community location.

Kara Mustafa Paşa Mosque

It was  constructed in 1666. Its worship location, planned completely in regtangle shape, consists of two parts. Its  single-domed main piece in the north  was put  three belts also two ranks, so the north partition was  drown back also the location was  broaden lengthwise.

The niche height of inner parts is higher than the different sides also by disappearing the monotony, the fresh view was  brought to the inner side. The passing of large dome covering the main warship place was  suplied via the bend squinch.

The external part is created of ashlar completely. The upper part of warship is roofed by big dome. The corner hole of octogon dome rim is assisted by octogan weight towers and a whole chord has been gained into a aesthetic aspect.

In 1900 years, planned in octagon shape, the ornaments of water- tank with a fountains was previously made via Zileli Eman, in ornaments the aged Istanbul was  defined.

Çelebi Mehmed Medresseh and Clock Tower :

It was  constructed by Çelebi Mehmet, the son of Yıldırım Beyazıd in 1414. As in Selcuklu Medresseh architectural, it was  built four iwaned also square planned shape. The Clock Tower, located active the door door was  added via Amasya Mutarrassıfı Ziya Pasha, in 1865.

Merzifon Bazaar :

It is in the centre of Merzifon municipality in Gazi Mahbup District. It is located into easy of Kara Mustafa Pasha Mosque.It is planned into rectangle form. It is by Mustafa Kara Pasha Walk also built into 17th century.

In the inner location the keen belts combining the dense ranks convey the upper cover consisting of nine domes. since outside it has one- ashlar, body walls consist of three lines brick. But into the core of wholly sides thither is  projecting voult roofed four doors. Among these doors, thither is arasta surrounding the Bedesten. As in wholly bazaars since external the upper coat is concealed by octagon-rimmed eaves domes.

The bazaar, lived its golden ages inclusive of Kara Mustafa Pasha into 17th  century and a building of a center of a centre, today it is still into the focal point of commerce.

Merzifon Stonekhan

Tas Khan located in Merzifon opposite to the Bedesten,is single of the typical Otoman Khans also it shows the characteristic of 17th  century architecture.

Its walls are ashlars and brick resulting . It is planned rectangle form and two floored. Its circle belt door is in the south part. The courtyard is surrounded by ashlared revaks. The two graceful fountains constructed in the north part , in facade of the revaks, insert separate magnificence into the khan.

Pasha Hamam :

It is located in Merzifon (a municipality of Amasya). It was built via the Grand Vizier Karamustafapasha, in 1678. It is single of the beautiful examples of Ottoman’s hamam components of cultural architecture. It have a domed dressing space, a extended rectangular refreshment room, also a heated room active an octagonal tambour roofed with a dome.

History :

Hamamözü inclusive of 60 houses was depended on Gümüşhacıköy municipality  in 1887. It became a town centre in 1910 then it transformed into a municipal organization in 1972 also it was set up a municipality organization  in the fifth August 1991 finally.
Topography and Transpartition :

The town was built  into  the west of the metropolis. It has border with Gümüşhacıköy into  the east, Çorum’s Osmancık municipality in  the west. Çorum (45 km) and its Laçin town (12 km) into  the south, Gümüşhacıköy municipality and Osmancık municipality of  Çorum in  the north. Its  surface is 202 km² and altitude is 63 m. The distance of town center since Amasya is 95 km.

The town has a climate which is a mixture of middle Anatolian’s arid and Black ocean area’s warm-rainy climates.

The town’s total earth is 131.227 decare. Agricultural land is 45.2 percent of (59.357 decare) forests are 32 percent of (42.000 decare) and pasture is 13.2 percent of (17.300 decare) the total land. 
Population and Government Status :

According to the results of 2000 years census, center of town  population is  1.511. Its  villages’ population is 4.650 also the total number of population is 6,161. According to previous census 0.9 percent of the centre and 13 percent of the villages’ population has decreased. Total decrease is 12.8 percent of the town population.

19 villages moreover 4 districs are connected to county centre. Only single municipality is connected to centre. Except intended two villages (Arpadere and Aşağıovacık)  are colloctive settled.

Economic -  Social state :

The economic life in the municipality isn’t lively. The people in the municipality exist off agriculture also stockbreeding.The tourism salary, due to the scorching spring in the centre of town, supports the economy of the municipality.Generally the young population go to the large cities to work.
The agricultural area is 59.357 decar, its 12.108 decar (20.4 %of the agricultural region) is irrigated by small lakes. The whole agricultural crops are wheat, barley, fiğ haricot bean, chickpea, tabacco, sugarbeet and poppy. Also, greengardening and fruit growing is done. In order to turn the greengardening in the trade and be able to gain salary, the activities of greenhhouse and walnut nursery gardening are carried on via community support association.

There is negative industry foundation in the municipality. The Thermal foundation (3 stars)was set up by the assist of Municipality also Arkutbey thermal spring, the domestic tourism have increased and especially in summer seasons the house boarding have been developed.

The problems of sewer structure and drinking liquid encompass been solved. In the villages of Arpadere also Damladere drinking water systems aren’ t sufficient also there is negative drinking water system in Arpadere and Mağraobruğu settlement. The 50% of villages’ sewer procedure problems encompass been solved. wholly roads of the villages have been asphalted.

 
Education, Culture, Health :

The education process into the municipality and in the districts started in the revolution period.The rate of knowledgeable people is 99%. thither are two primary schools and one poli-programmed highschool in the town center. In three villages mixed classes are knowledgeable.

There is one gymnasium and a foootball field, two health centers in two villages. There are places for relaxing also having picnics like Omarca Pine Forest also a family park built by the municipality. The Kuştepe and Kurban Tepesi parks was previously also constructed by the town.

Hamit Kaplan, who is the owner of a complex log, raised in the city. He put active the national uniform 17 era, he succeeded to be the first in the greako- roman style also in the olympic championship in the Karakucak wrestling. Hamit Kaplan took the gold medallion three times after each other in 1956, the silver medallion into 1960 and the bronze medallion in 1964.

The municipality organizes Hamit Kaplan - Adil Candemir wrestling and cultural festivals in prescribe to sustain the improvement of wrestling which is the sport of our ancestors.extra aim is to sustain the economy of the district and to reinforce the friendship of the citiziens and neighbourhood. The Arkutbey Spa and the Gimpaş Thermal facilities are well known via the neighbour cities because of their healing water.

History:

It was depended active Gümüş also called as “Hacıköyü” untill 1891, It became a municipality in 1890 then it became a town centre in 1892 and took the name of Gümüşhacıköy.

Geographical region and Transportation :

 
The surface of the town is approximately 653 km², and its altitude is 810 m. It is at a distance of 70 from Amasya, 18 km from Merzifon, 23 km from Hamamözü and 35 km since Osmancık. The weather is scorching and dry in summers and it is warm also rainy in the centre of municipality; however, it is cold and snowly at the tall parts of it in winters.

The city center was built on a road which connects east and central of Black sea region to İstanbul.

Population and Government Structure :

According to the result of 2000 census; Gümüşhacıköy’s centre of population is 14.057 also towns and villages are 15.718. indeed, it is a county with a population of 29.795.

There are 42 villages depended active centre of municipality and both municipality centre and Gümüş district encompass six districits. 

Economic and Social Conditions :

Although it was built on a road connecting the middle and east of Black ocean region to İstanbul, the economic family are not sufficient in the municipality.

The town’s economy mostly depends on agricultre. The total agricultre region is 14750 hectare also 43 percent of this area (6300 hectare) is watered by numerous pands such as Balıklı, İmirler and Çitlibağlıca. Mainly agricultural products are weat, barley, oast, lentil, beetroot, tobacco, onion and poppy. Production of fresh fruit blackberry, raspberry also activities related to greenhouse take the place of beetroot and tobacco unpaid to the quoto of these two products. It have got 14840 cattle also 19620 sheep, gots etc. according to the data of 2004.

In the town, thither is a tabocco administration factory (name is TEKEL) three flour factories and a textile factory.

Fresh liquid is enough also sewerage conditions is well and the works on innovation of some brooks are going active. Electric, water also communication are fine enough and wholly the village roads are asphalted.

Education, Culture and Health :

There are a high school, a theological high educate, a medical training high school, an anatolian high educate and a tall school containing dissimilar kinds of education programmes so thither are five tall schools, eight first-secondary schools into the city cente and 9 small schools ain its villages. In these schools there are 4320 students totally.

There is a state hospital with capacity of 50 beds and a medical treatment centre in the counry centre; moreover. thither is a medical treatment centre into Gümüş municipality and an different one is into Saraycık settlement.

Historical places :

Yörgüç Pasha Mosque

It is located in the centre of Gümüş town.It was constructed in 1429 via Yörgüç Pasha. Firstly built into semi wooden shape, it was reconstructed as an mud-brick style in 1560. In course of time it was repaired many times and after an earthquake in 1939, it was newly built in 1946.

It’s shaped in lengtwise-rectangular plan,the inner vite tends on four rectangular base,in the middle section thither are three domes, which follow every other, the different sides are roofed by vault.The body walls are covered by till the semi- smooth.The entrance part of the mosque is covered inclusive of the six pillar, five belted, wooden beam on the smooth wooden ceiling. Seeing the recond on a liquid-tank with a fountain in a courtyard, it was understood that it had been constructed in 1903.

Maden Mosque

It is into Gümüşhacıköy’s small town Gümüş. It was built in 1800 as a church although later turned in a mosque. It was planned completely west –east way and rectangular. The inner side is divided into three parts, it is all wooden decorations are the mosque ‘s orginal ornaments turned into the church.

Its  facade walls corners are brimful-stone ,body walls are normal stones . The latest community place is in the foremost place  covered via alaturca tile also it is have three lines eaves.

Haliliye Medresseh

It is located in Gümüş.It was built by Halil Pasha appointed to the gümüş mine emirate via Çelebi Sultan Mehmed in 1415 The surroundings of rectangle garden is wooden , keen belted ,smooth ceiling arcades are turning , the back sides are followed via medresseh rooms also classrooms.

Gümüşhacıköy Bazaar

It is located in the centre of municipality ,in the South of Köprülü mosque It was built via Köprülü Mehmed Pasha in 1660 on behalf of his name as a mosque’ kulliyeh. It’s planned as a extended –thin rectangle shape extended west – east directiactive. Especially the entrance seeing the release place of four doored building is more painstaking also the clock tower was added via Ali Rıza Bey, the son of Yanyalı Mustafa Pasha.

In midway, long rectangle placed in order, it consists of vault covered shops. It is ornamented via high sharp belts consisting all sides of fronts looking at the courtyard.

The deep moulding wrapping along the props in the upper side gives special view also motıon to the inner part.

After the restorations having been completed in the route of time , the entrance door of the bazzaar altered partly and currently attracts attention inclusive of its red-snowy belted knitting also enlives the construction. It is identified that today’s tower was constructed in place of the destroyed clock tower built in 1900.

History :

The memoir of Göynücek dates since 5000 B.C. (early bronze age). It became a town into 1922, however it was completed a district then also it was connected to the metropolis centre. recurrently it transformed into a municipality in 1954.

Topography and Transportation :

The municipality is constructed on the vallet of Çekerek stream and into the south-west of city. It is a distance of 38 km since Tokat’s Zile municipality, a expanse of 30 km from Çorum’s Ortaköy also 15 km since Mecitözü towns into the west, 45 km since Amasya centre in the north. Its surface is nearly 578 km² and altitude is surrounding 450-1100 m.

It has a climate which is scorching and arid in summers and tepid and rainy in winters. Its winters are not hard although warm sufficient. The municipality is roofed by steppes and shrubberies. There can be saw marshes, woods or groves from era to era. The exterior of the town is rather hilly and mountainous. Karadağ mountain is into the west of municipality and Tekke mountain is in the south-east of the county. The most crucial rivers are Çorum stream and branch of Yeşilırmak (the mainly important stream of the region) Çekerek river of the municipality.

An interurban road passes through the town also the street connecting to Amasya is asphalted. also, town have road relationship of its villages also Çorum’s (city) Ortaköy municipality.

Population and Administration system :

Total population of the town is 17614 and the centre population is 2776. thither are 33 persons on a square kilometre. With March 4, 1954 date also 6324 number legislation , it was become a town. thither are 36 villages, Damlaçimen and Gediksaray are little towns. thither are three districts named Cumhuriyet district, Merkez district (center) and Yeni district (New).

Economic And Community Condition :

Economy of the town is based active agriculture also animal husbandry and thither are a few industries as we can affirm there aren’t some. Small industrial zone is about to built also its earth was purchased. The agricultural area is 2220.200 decar. 59.200 decar is irrigated and 161.000 is arid. nevertheless it is expected that after Geldingen Land Irrigating project have finished the irrigated region will be increased. Mostly agricultural crops are wheat, sunflower, sugar beet also onion. extra incoming action of the town economy is creature husbandry also there are 8850 sheeps otherwise goats also 11105 cattles.

There  is not any lack of drinking water. Also there is mieral liquid that can pour elsewhere kidnes stones and nephritis. The source is active the highland but is  brought to the metropolis centre inclusive of pipe.

As we fabricate wheat, vegatables, sunflower also opium poppy in our land our meals are mostly ready with the meat also vegatable. various of our local meals mostly ready are Tarhana soup, Bulgur rice, Keşkek, Yarma soup, Baklalı dolma, Poppy seeds bread.

You can see dissimilar figures of folklore of the Turkish culture into our centre of the town. Exceptionally Ardıçpınar, Davutevi ve Ilısu villages make folklore live. In the centre and the villages’ wedding feast traditions are going on. Wedding feasts begin on Friday in the afternoon also finish active Sunday into the afternoon. In wedding feasts differnt areas’ dissimilar plays also Amasya region’s plays are organism played. Various of them are; Sinsin, Fanzara, Hoşbilezik, Ters Halay, Yerleme, Topal kız, Mektepli, Noktalı, Mahirçavuş, Temirağa, Samah etc.

Education, Culture and Health :

There are a high educate containing dissimilar educational programmes, a medical training high school, a primary-secondary and a boarding educate in the town. 10 first-secondary schools are into the towns and villages. 90 percent of the persons are literate.

There are medical treatment centres into county centre, Gediksaray also Damlaçimen  small towns, Alan, Sığırçayı, Kertme, Asar, Başpınar, Ayvalıpınar, İkizyaka, Terziköy, Karaşar also Ilısu villages encompass health feel for houses.

There is negative potantial of tourism because the municipality has negative historical values or beautiful places intended tourists although near Gökçeli village thither is a castle ruins.

Historical Places :

The Gökçeli Castle

It is located on a dominant location to Çeltik Valley also a unsteady hill which is at a expanse of 8 km from the nort-west of Göynücek and almost one km from north-east of Gökçeli municipality. It was used as a garrison at the age of  Roman Empire and it has recieved a lot of tunnels included sevaral steps. thither are various corridors corved on the stones at different pieces of the castle.