Saraydüzü District
Saraydüzü District is a district of the Sinop Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Saraydüzü.Sinop Province
Sinop Province (; , ''Sinopi'') is a province of Turkey, along the Black Sea. It is located between 41 and 42 degrees North latitude and between 34 and 35 degrees East longitude. Its area is 5,717 km2, equivalent to 0.73% of Turkey's tot ...
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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 143 (2022). It is in the Kızılırmak ("red river") valley near
Saraydüzü
Saraydüzü is a town in Sinop Province in the Black Sea region of 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 Europ ...
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History
The village has a semi-nomadic, tribal origin. The economy before 1940 was based on sheep and goat herds grazing during the winter on the snow-free slopes of the Kızılırmak valley, and in summers in "Kaşlı Yayla"—summer green mountain pastures six hours march to the north-northwest ). The villagers also practiced subsistence farming, growing grains and fruits on the south-facing slopes of the valley.
Soldiers from the village died at the Dardanelles front in
WWI
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Rice-growing in Yaylacılı started in 1937 in the unused river valley two years after a communal decision following the construction of an irrigation canal, which was built for the village in exchange for a share of the produce from the irrigated lands equitably divided among the villagers. The irrigation entrepreneur was "Şamlı Hüseyin (Yayla)", a native of the village who trained as a teacher in
Damascus
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and later worked as a shopkeeper in
Boyabat
Boyabat is a town in Sinop Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Boyabat District.Boyabat hydroelectric dam. /ref> Some of the inhabitants settled on the new shore approximately 150 m. higher than the original location () and a few kilometers northwestwards. Other inhabitants moved over the ridge to the north at Çalca (), Elicek (), or further afield to Tepeköy () and Boyabat.
Population
Population has been steadily shrinking in expectation of the dam but also because of the effectivization of rice farming.
References
External links
* Yayla, Satılmış : Boyabat’ın Yaylacılı Köyünde dokumacılık ve kadın başörtüsü cember. Halkbilimi dergisi, (15), 4.76, 13–16.32 Article on headscarves woven in Yaylacılı.
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Villages in Saraydüzü District