Erzincan is located on the ancient and historical Silk Road and inhabited a vigorous historical and cultural liveliness among centuries. The settlement of Erzincan extends to the Bronze Age and the city had been under the dominance of Urartu, Med, Persian, Hellen, Roman and Byzantine civilizations. After 1071 the city was conquered by Turks and encountered the periods of Mengücek, Seljuk and Eretna. After the war of Oltukbeli in 1473, the city had entered under the reign of Ottomans.