Aydındere is a town (''
belde
Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish language, Turkish.
All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the Villages of Turkey, villages are usually too ...
'') in the
Bulancak District
Bulancak District is a district of the Giresun Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Bulancak.[Giresun Province
Giresun Province (Greek language, Greek : Κερασούντα, ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon Province, Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane Province, Gümüşhane to the ...]
, Turkey. Its population is 2,189 (2022).
Geography
Although geographically a town of
Black Sea Region, Aydındere is situated in the mountainous area far from the coast. The distance to Bulancak is and to
Giresun
Giresun () is a city in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon. It is the seat of Giresun Province and Giresun District.[Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...]
village. In 1380 it was captured by
Eretna Beylik
The Eretnids () were a dynasty that ruled a state spanning central and eastern Anatolia from 1335 to 1381. The dynasty's founder, Eretna, was an Ilkhanid officer of Uyghur origin, under Timurtash, who was appointed as the governor of Anatolia. S ...
, a beylik (principality) in
Central Anatolia. In the 15th century it was annexed to the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
. During the Turkish Republic era there were two villages instead of Aydındere. One village named Kızılev (red house) and the other Derecikalan (region of the creek) . In 1987 Kızılev was renamed as Aydınlar. In 1999 the two villages were merged to form a town and the town was named as Aydındere.
Economy
The most important crop of the town is hazelnut. Potato is also produced . Beehiving is another economic sector. But, carpet weaving, once popular, has declined.
Town page
References
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Populated places in Bulancak District
Town municipalities in Turkey