Gülyalı, formerly Abulhayır, is a town and district of
Ordu Province
Ordu Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey, located on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Samsun to the northwest, Tokat to the southwest, Sivas to the south, and Giresun to the east. Its license-plate code is 52.
The cap ...
in the
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, ...
region of
Turkey
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, 15 km east of the city of
Ordu
Ordu () or Altınordu is a port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, historically also known as Cotyora or Kotyora ( pnt, Κοτύωρα), and the capital of Ordu Province with a population of 229,214 in the city center.
Name
Kotyora, the ori ...
, towards
Giresun
Giresun (), formerly Cerasus (Ancient Greek: Κερασοῦς, Greek: Κερασούντα), is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon.
Etymology
Giresun was ...
. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 10,566 of which 5,245 live in the town of Gülyalı.
The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .
Ulaş Tepe of the
Republican People's Party was elected mayor in the
2019 local elections.
The villages of Gülyalı district include Yeniköy, Ambarcılı, Ayrılık, Kestane, Mustafalı, Taşlıçay, and
Turnasuyu.
Notes
References
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External links
District governor's official website
Road map of Gülyalı and environsVarious images of Gülyalı, Ordu
Populated places in Ordu Province
Fishing communities in Turkey
Districts of Ordu Province
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