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Ayancık

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Ayancık
Municipality
Ayancık is located in Turkey
Ayancık
Ayancık
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°57′N 34°35′E / 41.950°N 34.583°E / 41.950; 34.583
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSinop
DistrictAyancık
Government
 • MayorHayrettin Kaya (CHP)
Population
 (2022)[1]
13,277
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
57400
Area code0368
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.ayancik.bel.tr

Ayancık is a town in Sinop Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Ayancık District.[2] Its population is 13,277 (2022).[1] The mayor is Hayrettin Kaya (CHP).

History

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In the late 19th and early 20th century, Ayancık was part of the Kastamonu Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. Being the most ideal hilltop in Sinop, Ayancık was the site of a US military radar station from 1951 to 1992 during the Cold War.[3] The radar was finally shut down in 1999 due to its technological obsolescence, and many of the locals migrated to Germany due to unemployment.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Ayancık Hava Radarının Tarihini Biliyor Musunuz? | Ayancık Gazetesi". www.ayancikgazetesi.com (in Turkish). 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
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