[cs_content][cs_section bg_image=”https://www.storiesofourcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AdobeStock_101353225_Trabzon_SOOC_Blur.jpg” parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h2″ accent=”true” class=”cs-ta-center”]Stories from Trabzon[/x_custom_headline][x_image type=”none” src=”https://www.storiesofourcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/AdobeStock_101353225_Trabzon_SOOC.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=”” style=”display: block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;border: 5px solid;padding: 0px;”][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section bg_color=”rgb(136, 134, 134)” parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_line style=”border-top-width: 1px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center”]
Kidnapping a Bride
A trip to the famous Sümela Monastery in Trabzon, Turkey, led us to a man named Mustafa. As we sat down for a meal overlooking a rushing river tucked into the North Anatolian Mountains, we were welcomed by a very friendly man with menus. He didn’t seem like the usual waiter, and we quickly found out he was actually the sous chef of the restaurant. When he told us he was from Istanbul, we had to ask, ‘How did you end up in Trabzon?’[/cs_text][x_button type=”transparent” size=”small” block=”false” circle=”false” icon_only=”false” href=” https://www.storiesofourcity.org/home/trabzon-stories/kidnapping-a-bride” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=”” style=”position: relative;left: 50%;margin-right: -50%;transform: translate(-50%, -50%);”]STORY HERE[/x_button][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]