Çarşamba
Çarşamba
District and municipality in Samsun, Turkey
Çarşamba is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 774 km2,[3] and its population is 140,664 (2022).[1] It is in the center of the Çarşamba Plain. The mayor is Halit Doğan (AKP). Ferhan Şensoy - writer, actor and stage director - was born here.
The town is bisected by the Yeşilırmak river running south-to-north and by the Black Sea Coastal Road (D010) which runs west-to-east. There is a sugar factory in Çarşamba district.[4]