HISTORY OF KOZAN
History of Anatolia History is as old as human history. The history of Kozan and its weather is as old as the history of mankind since the history of the locality is as old as the history of Anatolia. This information reflects the historical traces of the historical city of Sis in the history of Cukurova and the environment, when the first person of the locality dies. The mountainous region given by Sis and behind is the place where historical events extending from the Hittites to the Assyrians are also experienced. The historic Komana (or Shar) city was the center of the early Hittite-Kizzuvatna Kingdom.
The fact that the trade and caravan route from Mesopotamia to Central Anatolia is linked to Anavarza-Sis-Kayseri is also due to the strategic importance of the region. It is revealed here that the settlement is here during the Alexander period and the caravan route extending to the mountains is controlled from here because of the relief of the elephant at the entrance gate of the ancient city of "Karasis" in the north of the city of Sis. "Fog" is a memoir of city history. At least 3,000 years old human settlement was here in "Sis". The ancient city known as "Sizu" of Assyrians, "Sision" of Romans and later of "Sis" preserved its existence until 1928 with the same name.
The most important ancient city of Kozan geography is undoubtedly Anavarza. Anavarza, which was visited by the Emperor Agustus during the Romans, developed into a metropolis. World olympics were held here. Anavarza was also the heart of ancient Cilicia known as Cukurova in Turkish history. Anavarza Abbasi who passed from Romans to Byzantium earned a new identity by the Islamic armies during the reign of King Aaron Reşit. The Anavarza and Sis cities were settled with those brought from Turkestan (beginning of the year of 800 AD). In the fog area The first Turkish settlement continued uninterrupted until the Byzantine ruler Nikefor Fokas's 964th Cilicia campaign.
The ancient city of Anavarza was seriously damaged by the earthquake in 1269 AD. The Armenian Prince and the people living in the city moved to the city of Sis. Armenian King II. During the time of Leon, the royal palace was built on the edge of the fog. Ramazanoglu and Turkmen tribes who came to Çukurova in the years of 1340 and 1350 took the cities of Misis and Adana. The army of the Egyptian Mamluk Turkish State was besieged by the Sis Armenian Kingdom in 1375. Işık Temur and the Turkmen were the last Armenian King VI. They received Leon in the castle and thus the end of the Cilicia Kingdom took over. But after that, the religious aspect of the city of Sis continued for the Armenians because of the tolerant and just governance of the Turks. Sis Armenian monastery and church in the same place Because of the sacred goods of religious significance for the Armenians, Armenians living in the South Anatolian cities extending from Van to Konya came to the city of Sis for their religious beliefs and participated in the opening ceremony of the Golden . In the city center of Sis, Turkish Sultan Sultan Malik Seyfettin Çakmak was built by Emir Abdullah Hoşkadem in 1448. Cukurova and the house XIV. From the middle of the nineteenth century, the Egyptian Mamluks and the Turkmens connected to them passed on to the sons of Ramadan who belonged to the Yüregir arm. Sultan Yavuz Sultan Selim ended his campaign with the Egyptian campaign of 1517 and annexed the whole territory to the Ottoman territories. Sis, together with the cities of Adana and Tarsus, has become a starboard state. Sis, Adana and Tarsus cities. Sanjak has been linked to Cyprus Beylerbeyliği since 1571. According to Ottoman Tahrir Notebooks made between 1519 and 1540, Sis Sandjak; Feke, Anavarza, Lembert, Küpdere and Parsi-bit (Pars-berd). In the case of the fog-sanjak cemrini, the prosecutor-hacılu, Eğlen-son, Avşar, and Kavurgalı were forming cem.
The fog was in the case of Sanjak with the same name in the Ottoman period. It was like a kind of province. From the beginning of the 1700 snakes, the Kozanoğulları Turkmen tribes first took control of the mountainous region in the Feke Belenköy region and, in a short time, they went to the administrative offices of the city of Sis. Kozanoğullarının management style of feudalism continued between the years of 1700-1865. During this time, the name of the geography of the region changed as "Kozan".
In 1865, the Ottoman State sent the army of Firka-i Islahiye under the command of Dervis and Cevdet Pashas to settle in the lands of Çukurova. After the exile of the Kozanoğulları family, "Kozan Sanjak" was established. Şiş, Kadirli (Kars-ı Zülkadriye), Feke, Hacin accidents were linked to Kozan Sanjak.
During the Ottoman period, Muslim Turks and Armenians continued their lives in good relations together in the region. After World War I, Kozan and its region were occupied by the French on March 7, 1919. The French occupation and the fortificationist Armenians were armed and strengthened, and Muslim blood was poured into important measure, then the resistance forces organized in the administration of Saimbeyli and Osman Tufan Bey were cleared of French occupiers and Armenian forces on 2 June 1920. From this date, Sis was named Kozan.
Kozan, which was a Mutasarity in the years of 1865-1923, became a Provincial in 1923 and after 1926 the province was abolished and became a district bound to Adana. In 1920 Kozan sent the Marshal Fevzi Çakmak as a deputy to the Grand National Assembly.
Historical monuments dating from these historical periods are Kozan Castle, Anavarza Castle, Karasis Castle and Armenians, which were built in 1448 during the reign of Mamluks. The 9-eyed Roman bridge, historical houses and historical bazaar on the Kozan water Church remains are available.
Kozan and the weather is a place of importance in every period of history. Since ancient times, Kozan has been the scene of the struggle of many nations, and its surroundings are truly dazzling with its fertile grounds and favorable climatic conditions.
Establishment of a large number of civilizations in Çukurova and hence Kozan in the historical ages, and the struggle for penetration between each other for many years, reveals the historical, geographical and economic importance of this place.
Since Kozan is located on the old trade route between Anatolia and Syria, it is of great importance for commercial purposes. Even Hz. Mevlana used this route even when he was making his journey to Syria. The encounter with 40 monks living in the skirts of Kozan Castle during the journey confirms this journey.
All these favorable conditions of Kozan and its immediate surroundings have resulted from the early ages that various tribes flocked to the provincial judges and settlement desires, led to interstate political disputes and wars, and changed hands among many tribes.