Özet:

Van, the ancient and frontier city of Anatolia, was founded in BC as a settlement. It goes back to 4000 years. However, the first detailed information BC. IX. century, with the establishment of the Urartu State. According to the information obtained, the Urartian State created an advanced civilization under the conditions of that time.AD. VII. It was conquered by the Islamic armies, who raided the region from the south to the north, starting from the 19th century. During the Abbasid rule, some disturbances in the region were suppressed by force.XI. Since the beginning of the century, the Van Lake basin has become the place where the Turks, moving from the East to the West, congregate. After the 1071 Malazgirt victory, it became a military garrison of the Great Seljuk State.During the time of the Ahlat-Shahs (Armenian-Shahs) State, which was established in 1100, a large amount of development activities were carried out in the region. Van Great Mosque during this period, XII. century II.It is estimated that it was made by Sökmen.Ayyubids, Ilkhanids, Celayirs, AkKoyunlular and Kara Koyunlular, who ruled in the region afterwards, made important contributions to the region in terms of culture and art. Although the dominance of the Ottoman Empire was commemorated with the victory of Çaldıran in 1514, its permanent dominance was after 1548. The first beylerbeyi appointed to Van by the Ottoman State was Iskender Pasha on this date.When it came to 1915, the Armenians, who rebelled as a result of the provocation of the imperialist states, burned the city down. Van has become a large pile of debris that cannot be removed today.