The Black Sea Primary School, one of the noblest witnesses of history on the seafront slopes of Inebolu, is much more than an ordinary educational center. In 1913 “Trade School Idadisi” With its magnificent stone architecture, this centuries-old plane tree not only complements the aesthetic texture of the city, but also hides the saga of the birth of a nation from the ashes on its walls.
The detail that really elevates the spirit of this historical building and makes it unique, National Struggle is that the children's voices echoing in the schoolyard in those years belonged not to a game, but to an unprecedented defense of the homeland. In those difficult days of the War of Independence, not only women and old men with white beards, but also tiny school-age students were mobilized to carry the ammunition unloaded from the equivalent boats docked on the coast of Inebolu. Those tiny hands that should have held a pencil and those narrow shoulders, which were still at the age of play, carried the water of life to the oxcarts going to the front by embracing the artillery shells bigger than their height. Today, when you stand in the shadow of that stone building and close your eyes, you can still feel the hectic yet proud breaths of those heroic children who ran for the salvation of the country and carried bullets on their backs instead of the recess bell.
As a result of the heavy burden of time and insensitivity, this centuries-old heritage, which has been in a sad silence for a while, is fortunately Mecit Cetinkaya’s initiatives, it was saved from extinction and in 2023 Binnur Cetinkaya Vocational Training Center was resurrected under the name of Çetinkaya. The Çetinkaya family, who ensured the survival of this magnificent plane tree, undoubtedly deserves all kinds of appreciation and thanks.
However, when one stands in front of those stone walls and feels the epic memory of the tiny hearts carrying bullets, one inevitably seeks another manifestation... I wish that this sacred place would not be stripped of those unique experiences that permeate its walls and would not sink into the ordinary silence of a routine institutional identity, but would be made functional to serve the culture and history of Inebolu as a living museum or a cultural center that proudly whispers that unique sacrifice to each of its visitors.
We hope and believe that this great spirit will never be lost, Museum City Inebolu The strong awareness that this vision will bring to the city will surely turn the days when this historical home will freely shout its true story into reality in the years to come...