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GENERAL INFORMATION A BRIEF HISTORY OF ZILE
A very important war was
made in Zile in B.C. 47. At the
end of the war made between
the famous Roman Emperor Julius Caesar and Pharnekes Il
of the Pontus Emperor, Caesar won the
war even though big losses
and send the shortest and
concise letter to Rome by a courier.
In this letter, Caesar wrote VENI-VIDI- VICI (“I came , I saw,
I conquered”). This expression is stil used as a
slogan for years. The area where
Caesar made the War of Zela
and historical Castle of Zile are historical places worth seeing. War
of Zela, one of the biggest wars
made in Anatolia, attracts the history enthusiasts.
Castle of Zile It was made half-filled and has a place just in the
center of the Zile city center, which
is a tumulus which sees panoramically the plains. The
castle was built by the
Semiramis the queen of Nineveh by fılling.
A water cistern with 182 stairs was found inside the castle as it was opened by
the rain waters on 1985. There is a Roman amphitheater in the rocky place in the eastern side
of the castle. The stage and
backstage of the amphitheater, which is the last amphitheater
in Northern Anatolia, are
stil underground, an excavation
should be made. The restoration works of the entrance
and the citadel
of the castle are in progress and the activities
to turn the
old military barracks inside the castle to a museum
contunies. It is possible to see
Zile by birds-eye view on the top of the castle. Historical
Zile Castle also serves as a national historical park for picnic purposes. It is one of the
most important historical sites which everybody visits Zile should see. Historical Streets
Sparrow Place The birdhouse made by carving the
block stone on the entrance doors
of the New Hammam of the Ottoman public
baths made in the Cedit Street of Zile in 15th century
is called as the SPARROW
PALACE by Zile’s people. Sparrow palace, that hosts
the sparrows in winters and summers
for five centuries is virtually the symbol of Zile. People of
Zile ask the location of the Sparrow Palace
to check whether a person is from Zile or not, by the way
of humor. Not knowing ones are not accepted
as from Zile. Zile Fountains
REGIONAL FOODS Zile Bat Zile bat food is the regular main dish of the women
when they come together in houses. People of Zile even compose a balled for the bat food
they love too much. Zile Vineyard Leaves The properties of the vineyard leaves collected before they become tough,
that is grow old are that
they are lightly yellowish, sour and thin.
Stuffed wine leaves, small and
tightly rolled made from Zile vineyard leaves are very delicious.
They are sold in various packages in. Zile Churchkhela Flavor of the
Zile Churchkhela comes from Tokat’s oily,
thin crusted, large grained walnuts;
thin crusted, aromatic Narince grape and hasuda, which is cooked in copper boilers on wood fire. When the
Zile Churchkhela is being prepared, firstly the walnuts are
stringed and roasted by the
local people. Later, the leaves
and stalks are cleaned and
grape syrup is obtained by milling
the grapes. Roasted walnuts, grape syrup, wheat
starch and wheat flour are
boiled, sopped in hasuda and dried as the
final step. And also
Zile Churchkhela is protected
designation of origin by Zile Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Zile Molasses Zile Molasses, which may not be found in any other region
due to its
unique color, taste, smell and
endurance, has been making a name for itself since the Ottoman Period. The writer of the
1890 Ottoman almanac says “It is very
delicious and famous” about Zile Molasses. Delicious and
famous Zile Molasses is made from fresh,
seasoned, tasty grapes grown in Tokat vineyards. By milling
grapes, a special product called mayse is produced. The second step is pressing mayse and transforming it into grape syrup.
At this stage, the syrup has a blurred appearance. When molasses soil
is added, the grape syrup is as clear as water and it is left to rest. The authenticity
of Zile Molasses comes from the traditional
processes of bleaching and hardening. Hardening is adding former solid molasses
to the grape
syrup that has become molasses after being cooked.
Bleaching in adding the egg whites
to the grape
syrup and whipping. Zile Roasted Chickpeas One upon a time, producing
chickpeas was a handicraft in Zile. Zile was though speaking of chickpea. In Zile, where famous with
its molasses and chickpeas for
ages, today the there aren’t
many producer of Zile chickpeas. The infamous yellow roasted chickpeas of Zile are made up
of dried chickpeas.Turning
chickpea to roasted chickpea is the product of work of one and
a half As it can be seen by its production
process; that much of work, labor
and unique taste are the
most important reasons that the
reputation of Zile roasted chickpeas were brought today. There are many
consumers and enthusiasts of burned, broken, roasted, chickpeas, called as Lalek Eye, only
produced in Zile.
Vineyards are virtually
the breathing lungs of Zile. Zile is surrounded
by vineyards all around. People of Zile also call fruit
gardens as vineyards. Every person in Zile definitely has a vineyard. People
of Zile don’t earn income from vineyards.
They use vineyards for resting,
recreation like resorts, summer houses. In summers
and springs, people of Zile move to the vineyards
in weekends, as if Zile is
a ghost town
Vineyards
are free areas. We don’t
exaggerate if we say that metal mandolin, musical instrument sounds come from
all trees in the vineyards. Going wild in vineyards
is met with smiles and tolerances in Zile. When someone drinks
alcohol, other people pray reads
Koran in vineyards. No one interferes with other people. HANDICRAFTS
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