Kavak,_Turkey
Kavak, Samsun
District and municipality in Samsun, Turkey
Kavak is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 697 km2,[3] and its population is 22,747 (2022).[1] Kavak is located 51 km away from Samsun. It has 600 m height from the sea level. The mayor is İbrahim Sarıcaoğlu (AKP).
Kavak is located on the Samsun-Ankara highway, which brings it economical and social advantages. The most important source of income for Kavak is chicken farms.[citation needed] Yaşar Doğu - Olympic gold medalist sports wrestler was born in Kavak district.