Karadeniz\u2019in do\u011fu k\u0131y\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 bir ta\u00e7 gibi s\u00fcsleyen Trabzon i\u00e7in bizim tatl\u0131 s\u00f6zl\u00fc seyyah\u0131m\u0131z Evliya \u00c7elebi \u015f\u00f6yle der:<\/p>\n
– Bu \u015fehre k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck \u0130stanbul denilse yeridir. \u0130rem ba\u011flar\u0131 gibi s\u00fcsl\u00fc bir \u015fehirdir buras\u0131. Hamsi bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 pek me\u015fhurdur. Onun i\u00e7in \u015fu beyitleri s\u00f6ylerler:<\/p>\n
Trabzondur yer\u00fcm\u00fcz<\/p>\n
Ah\u00e7a tutmaz el\u00fcm\u00fcz<\/p>\n
Hamsi paluk olmasa<\/p>\n
Nic\u2019olurdu halumuz
\nEvliya \u00c7elebi, Trabzon\u2019u b\u00fct\u00fcn \u00f6zellikleriyle anlata dursun biz, ad\u0131 \u00fczerindeki s\u00f6ylentilere ge\u00e7elim:<\/p>\n
Bir zamanlar Trabzon\u2019un bulundu\u011fu yerde k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck, \u015firin bir kasaba varm\u0131\u015f. Bir g\u00fcn, kasabaya, tozu dumana katarak d\u00f6rt nala, bir atl\u0131 girmi\u015f. Do\u011fruca nalbant d\u00fckkan\u0131na giderek hayk\u0131rm\u0131\u015f:<\/p>\n
– At\u0131m terini so\u011futmadan tiz nallay\u0131n! Yoksa hepinizi k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7tan ge\u00e7irim.<\/p>\n
Herkes, s\u00fcvarinin heybetinden titremeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f. Nalbant hemen d\u00f6rt nal haz\u0131rlay\u0131p s\u00fcvariye uzatm\u0131\u015f:<\/p>\n
– Yi\u011fidim, g\u00f6r nallar\u0131! Be\u011fenirsen \u00e7ivileyelim, demi\u015f.<\/p>\n
S\u00fcvari nallar\u0131 \u015f\u00f6yle bir yoklam\u0131\u015f, avucunda s\u0131karak iki b\u00fckl\u00fcm edivermi\u015f:<\/p>\n
– Ben teneke de\u011fil, nal isterim! diye g\u00fcrlemi\u015f.<\/p>\n
Nalbant bu defa, halis \u00e7elikten d\u00f6rt nal haz\u0131rlam\u0131\u015f, at\u0131n\u0131 nallam\u0131\u015f. Atl\u0131 yabanc\u0131 memnun. Cebinden bir alt\u0131n \u00e7\u0131kararak nalbanta uzatm\u0131\u015f. Nalbant, alt\u0131n\u0131 parmaklar\u0131 aras\u0131nda \u015f\u00f6yle bir s\u00fcrt\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015f. Paran\u0131n b\u00fct\u00fcn yaz\u0131lar\u0131 silinmi\u015f. Kendine dikkatle bakan atl\u0131ya:<\/p>