Ayancık

Ayancık

Ayancık

Municipality in Sinop, Turkey

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).

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History

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.

References

  1. [1]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. [2]
    İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. [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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