Berk (also: ''Berkköy'') is a village in the
Bolu District
Bolu District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central") is a district of the Bolu Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Bolu.[Bolu Province
Bolu Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province in north-western Turkey, between the capital, Ankara, and the largest city in the country, Istanbul. Its area is 8,313 km,2, and its population is 320,824 (2022). The capital city of the pr ...]
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its population is 684 (2021). It is situated south of Bolu and to the north of
Köroğlu Mountains.
According to village website, the village was named after a
Turkmen tribe and was mentioned in 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 ...
documents of 1533.
The village economy depends on farming. Legumes and other vegetables are the main crops.
References
Villages in Bolu District
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