Tortum - district and city in the province of Erzurum. The city's population is about 4, 5 thousand people. It is located at an altitude of 600 meters above sea level. By Tortum road leads, yellow sand framed by cliffs.

Tortum City is the most beautiful after the Erzincan to Erzurum eyyalete. It is inhabited by a surprisingly sincere, friendly, chaste and friendly people. Each city has a yard of vineyards and orchards. Thanks to the mild climate here are abundant fruits and berries. Worthy of praise pears, grapes and ruby ​​red peach.

Based in Tortum fortress is a structure having a rectangular shape and is located on a high hill. In the fortress, there are some iron gates. Inside the citadel there is a small Mosque, which has eighteen annexes, and there is one barn.

In the lower suburb located about seven hundred well-equipped buildings. The city of seven mosques and seven residential neighborhoods. There are also two lounges yard, two baths, ten schools for boys and about seventy stores from each shop. It may be noted the absence of Imaret (charity institutions at the mosque) and the Bedesten (City Market).

Now Tortum mined gemstones, because the city is located in mountainous terrain.