Doğankent

Doğankent
Doğankent
	Doğankent
	Coordinates: 40°48′27″N 38°55′2″E / 40.80750°N 38.91722°ECoordinates: 40°48′27″N 38°55′2″E / 40.80750°N 38.91722°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Giresun
Government
• Mayor	Haşim Birol Tekin (MHP)
• Kaymakam	Naif Yavuz
Area
• District	122.86 km2 (47.44 sq mi)
Elevation	541 m (1,775 ft)
Population (2012)
• Urban	3,475
• District	6,806
• District density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Post code	28510
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.dogankent.bel.tr

Doğankent is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

Geography[]

Doğankent is a hilly district in the valley of the Harşit. The climate is typical of the Black Sea region, with much rain, summer and winter.

Doğankent has 3,383 residents and provides high schools and other basic amenities to the surrounding villages.

Etymology[]

Previously known as Kürtün-ü Zir, Manastır Bükü and Harşit.

History[]

There was a monastery here in the Byzantine period, hence the earlier name. The area was settled by Seljuk Turks following their victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Malazgirt and was then absorbed into the Ottoman Empire in 1461 by Sultan Mehmet II during his conquest of the rump-Byzantine Empire of Trebizond. The areas importance as a centre of education persisted as the monasteries were converted into Islamic medrese.

References[]

^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.