Ayancık is a town and district of
Sinop Province in the
Black Sea region of
Turkey. The mayor is Hayrettin Kaya (
CHP).
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Ayancık was part of the
Kastamonu Vilayet of the
Ottoman Empire. Being the most ideal hilltop in Sinop, Ayancik was the site of a
US military radar station from 1951 to 1992 during the
Cold War
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The radar was finally shut down in 1999 due to its technological obsolescence.
References
External links
District governor's official website
The City of Guide is Ayancık
Populated places in Sinop Province
Populated coastal places in Turkey
Districts of Sinop Province
Towns in Turkey
Ayancık district
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