Güzelkent, Sinop

Village in Sinop, Turkey

Güzelkent Helaldı
Village
41°57′N 34°24′E / 41.950°N 34.400°E / 41.950; 34.400
Country	Turkey
Province	Sinop
District	Türkeli
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2022)	920
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	57910
Area code	0368

Güzelkent is a village in Türkeli District of Sinop Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 920 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3] It is a coastal town of Black Sea. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Türkeli. According to old maps, there was a Greek town named Colussa near the current Güzelkent.^[4] Later a Turkish village named Helaldı was founded. After merging with other nearby villages Heladı was renamed as Güzelkent and was made a seat of township in 1989. The main economic activities of the town are fishing and light industry based on forestry.

References

^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
^ "An 18th century map by Robert de Vaugondy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-11-25.