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East of Erzurum, the Aziziye Tabyaları are among the most significant defensive structures built by the Ottoman Empire in the second half of the 19th century. Constructed to ensure the security of the city and its surroundings, these fortifications entered history through their determined resistance during the 1877–1878 Russo-Turkish War (93 Harbi). Today, the Aziziye Tabyaları are visited both as a historical heritage site and an open-air museum. History In the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire