Dereli

This article is about the Turkish town. For other uses, see Dereli (disambiguation).

Dereli
—  Town  —
Dereli stream
Location of Dereli within Turkey.
Coordinates: 40°44′N 38°26′E / 40.733°N 38.433°E / 40.733; 38.433Coordinates: 40°44′N 38°26′E / 40.733°N 38.433°E / 40.733; 38.433
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Province	Giresun
Government
- Mayor	Muzaffer Karakayalı
Area
- Total	830 km2 (320.5 sq mi)
Elevation	346 m (1,135 ft)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	28950
Area code(s)	0454
Licence plate	28

Dereli is a town and district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Kazım Zeki Şenlikoğlu (AKP).

Dereli is a small town of 6,043 people in attractive countryside, in the valley of the Aksu Deresi and Akkaya River, inland 28 from Giresun on the road to Şebinkarahisar.

History

See Giresun for the history of this area, once occupied by the Hittites, Persians, Ancient Greek colonists from Miletos, Macedonians, Ancient Romans, Byzantines, Seljuk Turks, who settled in these valleys and arounds muslim Kızılbaş, Turkmen Turks (Chepni) and finally the Ottoman Empire.

Places to see

• Kümbet
• Salon Çayırı
• Aymaç
• Karagöl