Ayancık

Municipality in Sinop, Turkey

Ayancık

Municipality

Ayancık

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 41°57′N 34°35′E﻿ / ﻿41.950°N 34.583°E﻿ / 41.950; 34.583
Country| Turkey
Province| Sinop
District| Ayancık
Government

• Mayor| Hayrettin Kaya (CHP)
Population

(2022)[1]

| 13,277
Time zone| UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code|

57400

Area code| 0368
Climate| Cfa
Website| www.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.

## External links

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* The City Guide of Ayancık (in Turkish)

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