Ünye (''Oinòe'', Οἰνόη in ancient Greek) is a municipality and

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. Its area is 569 km², and its population is 132,432 (2022). It is on the

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coast, 76 km west of the city of

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Geography

Ünye has a little port, in a bay on one of the flatter areas of the

coast. Agriculture is the basis of the local economy, in particular hazelnut growing, hazelnut trading and hazelnut processing. The town is very quiet in late-July and August when most people are in the countryside for the hazelnut harvest. The town of Ünye provides high schools, higher education and other services to the surrounding countryside, and other industry includes a large cement factory, flour mills, local handicrafts and the port. The town has grown in recent decades, acquiring the multi-storey concrete blocks spreading along the coast, typical of so many Turkish towns. There are cafes and internet cafes popular with students. The cuisine includes the local pizza called ''

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''. With its quiet spots for picnics and walking and its excellent beaches Ünye is one of the nicest holiday towns on the eastern

coast. Affordable pensions and camping facilities as well as 2- or 3-star hotels can be found in the summer season. There are summer festivals and concerts in July.

Climate

Ünye has a humid subtropical climate (

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: ''Cfa''). The climate is typical of the Black Sea region, warm and wet, although because the hinterland is flatter than most of the coastline Ünye has less rainfall.

Etymology

The town's name has evolved from the Greek ''Oinoe'' through ''Oinaion'', ''Unieh'', ''Unie'' and ''Unia'' to the current ''Ünye''.

History

The history of Ünye goes back to the Hittite period in the 15th century BC, followed by the Kashkas,

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, Milesians,

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, Pontus and

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eras. During Greco-Roman times, it was called Oenoe and was a port town of Pontus, at the mouth of the river

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. It was also ruled by

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between 1086 and 1098, 1141-1144 and 1150–1157,

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between 1188 and 1204, 1214-1228 and 1230–1243,

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in 1204–1214, 1228–1230, 1243-1297 and 1302-1346 and Emirate of Hacıemiroğlu between 1297-1302 and 1346–1461. During the 1290s, the Ünye fortress was built by the Trebizond emperor Ioanni (II.). In the year 1806 the Laz attacked Ünye. This led to the town being evacuated under the guidance of Bishop Meletios and resettling in Sinope.

Composition

There are 85

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in Ünye District: * Ağıdere * Ataköy * Atatürk * Aydıntepe * Başköy * Bayramca * Beylerce * Buruncu * Çakmak * Çamurlu * Çatak * Çatalpınar * Çataltepe * Cevizdere * Çiğdemköy * Çınarcık * Çınarlık * Denizbükü * Dereköy * Dizdar * Döşemedibi * Düzköy * Düzsaylan * Elmalık * Erenyurt * Esenkale * Eskikızılcakese * Fatih * Fevziçakmak * Göbü * Gölcüğez * Gölevi * Görecülü * Günpınarı * Güzelkale * Güzelyalı * Hamidiye * Hanyanı * Hızarbaşıgünlük * Hızarbaşıkumarlı * İnkur * İpekyolu * Kadılar * Kaledere * Kaledibi * Kaleköy * Karşıyaka * Keşköy * Killik * Kocuklu * Kuşçulu * Kuşdoğan * Liseler * Nadirli * Nurettin * Nuriye * Ortaköy * Ortayılmazlar * Pelitliyatak * Pınarbaşı * Sahilköy * Saraçlı * Saraycık * Sarıhalil * Şenyurt * Seylan * Sofutepesi * Taflancık * Taşça * Tekkiraz * Tepeköy * Üçpınar * Uğurlu * Yavı * Yaycı * Yaylalı * Yazkonağı * Yenikent * Yenikızılcakese * Yeniköy * Yeşilada * Yeşilkent * Yiğitler * Yüceler * Yunus Emre

Economy

İrfan Akar is the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ünye, which is one of the important trade centers of the Black Sea region. Osman Sarıkahraman is the President of the Unye Chamber of Agriculture.

Sport

The women's football team Ünye Gücü F.K. was promoted to the Turkish Women's Super League following winning the play-offs at the end of the 2023-24 Turkish Women's First League.

Main sights

* The 18th-century town hall. * Çamlık - picnic area in a wood overlooking the sea * Çakırtepe - a hilltop view of the town * Ünye Castle (dating back to the Pontus era). * Uzunkum - the longest beach on the Black Sea

Notable natives

* Fahrettin Çiloğlu, writer and translator * Gulsen, artist * Refaiddin Şahin State Minister-MP, has attracted government spending to Ünye * Tamer Karan, singer

References

External links

Municipal Official Site

District Official Site

News & City Portal

Historical Information Page

Places to be Visited

City Football Club (Ünyespor)
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