Uzun Mehmet Anıtı

Beautiful

I don't know

Beautiful old park.

Unfortunately, it does not have a monumental feature. It could be designed better and landscaped better. It's a pointless, purposeless place.

Long Mehmet is just legendary! It is not mentioned in any historical evidence and works. It has come to this day as a legend. The legend is as follows. Coal is the first person who finds in the region of Zonguldak Turkey. Uzun Mehmet is from the Kestaneci Village of Zonguldak, Ereğli. It is known that in the 1820s, Ereğli was from the Karamahmutzades family, one of the prominent families. Uzun mehmet did his military service as a sailor in Istanbul. In the 19th century, coal was imported from England. The Sultan Mahmut II issued a decree and ordered coal exploration all over the country. While Mehmet Uzun was discharging, he was shown a coal sample by his officers and was asked to search for black stones when he returned to his hometown. One day, Uzun Mehmet goes to the mill near Neyren Village in Ereğli Kösedağı location. Since the season is at the end of the harvest, the mill is full. Uzun Mehmet sees black stones as he wanders along the stream until his turn comes to his mind. He collects some of them and throws them into the burning stove in his house. He is very happy to see the stones burning. The next day, he secretly goes to the same place and makes a wider search. Earn some places, Uzun Mehmet takes the coal samples he put in the sack to Istanbul and delivers them to the relevant place. Sultan II. Mahmut is very happy with the discovery of coal and rewards Long Mehmet with 50 gold. He also has a monthly salary of 600 kuruş payable to him for life. Thus, the discovery of hard coal goes down in history as November 8, 1829. While he was going to return to Zonguldak with a delegation and showed the place where he found the coal, he was killed by Hacı İsmail Ağa, the notables of Ereğli, in Leblebici Inn on 8 November 1829 by putting poison in his coffee. Two of the mines in Zonguldak are named as Uzun Mehmet-I and Uzun Mehmet-II. Also, one of the streets of the city is called Uzun Mehmet. The monument in the form of a miner's lighthouse in the most beautiful part of the city was erected as a memory of Uzun Mehmet.