Çaycuma District
Çaycuma District is a district of the Zonguldak Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Çaycuma.Zonguldak Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,993 (2022). It is situated between the two mountain ranges which run parallel to
Black Sea
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. It is north of Çaycuma and east of Zonguldak.
The name of the town was mentioned in a 16th-century Ottoman documents as ''Arz'ı Saltuk'' or ''Saltukeli''. After the construction of Ankara-Zonguldak railroad in 1939, the population of the settlement was increased. During the
Second World War
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a military airport was constructed in Saltukova. Although it was abandoned after the war, in 2009 it was renewed and put into service as
Zonguldak Airport
Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport is an airport near the city of Zonguldak, in the western Black Sea region of Turkey
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. In 1988, the settlement was declared as a seat of township.Mayor's page A natural gas thermal plant is planned to be constructed in Saltukova.