Erzurum, Turkey
Turkey
Erzurum, Turkey appears in 208 Bunkabop connections with 11224 other places across 23 topics, reflecting its long position as a contested frontier city in eastern Anatolia. History, government, and military topics account for the bulk of its connections, spanning Byzantine refortification by emperors Anastasius I and Justinian I, Ottoman conquest after the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514, and the Armenian Genocide. It shares many connections with Armenia, Iran, and Russia. Its Grand Mosque, built in 1179 under the Saltukids, anchors its architecture thread, and it hosted the 2011 Winter Universiade.
double-headed eagle
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Perth, Scotland | Bedford Park, Bronx
Arshak III
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Rome, Italy | Armenia
Nazan Bekiroğlu
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Trabzon, Turkey
Anastasius I (emperor)
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Nablus, Palestine | Godeshevo, Bulgaria
Battle of Köse Dağ
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Ankara, Turkey | Kayseri, Turkey
Michel Lequien
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Sudak | Ryahovo, Bulgaria
Monophysitism
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Nablus, Palestine | Kyustendil, Bulgaria
Chalcedonian
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Byzantine Armenia | Meghradzor
Bilkent University
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Turkey | Ankara, Turkey
Saltukids
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Erzincan, Turkey
Erzurum Eyalet
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Iran | Armenia | Erzincan, Turkey
Emirate of Pazooka
Connects Erzurum, Turkey to: Turkey | Tabriz, Iran | Aydın, Turkey
Featured in the Bunkagame quiz
- September 27, 2026 In Erzurum, a regional dish called cağ, made from cubes of lamb roasted first on a horizontal rotating spit, is a beloved local speciality. In Manisa, a flat, smaller version is served on sliced pide bread with butter, tomato, garlic and green pepper. Which broad category of grilled meat dish do these belong to?
- July 21, 2026 In February 2018 the Swedish Olympic Committee opened talks with Latvia about staging bobsleigh, skeleton and luge at the Sigulda track, 465 km from Stockholm. On 4 October 2018 Turkish President Erdoğan announced a bid centred on Erzurum, Erzincan and Kars. Both proposals were part of the field for which event?