Doğankent

Doğankent
—  Town  —
Location of Doğankent within Turkey.
Coordinates: 40°48′N 38°55′E / 40.8°N 38.917°E / 40.8; 38.917Coordinates: 40°48′N 38°55′E / 40.8°N 38.917°E / 40.8; 38.917
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Province	Giresun
Government
– Mayor	Nazmiye Kabadayı (AKP)
Elevation	541 m (1,775 ft)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	28510
Area code(s)	0454
Licence plate	28
Website	http://www.dogankent.bel.tr/

Doğankent is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

Geography

Doğankent is a hilly district in the valley of the Harşit. The climate is typical of the Black Sea region; lots of rain, summer and winter.

Doğankent is a small town of 3,383 people, providing high schools and other basic amenities to the surrounding villages.

Etymology

Previously known as Kürtün-ü Zir, Manastır Bükü and Harşit.

History

There was a monastery here in the Byzantine period, hence the earlier name. The area was settled by Seljuk Turks following their victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Malazgirt and was then absorbed into the Ottoman Empire in 1461 by Sultan Mehmet II during his conquest of the rump-Byzantine Empire of Trebizond. The areas importance as a centre of education persisted as the monasteries were converted into Islamic medrese.

External links

(follow resim, resimler or foto galeri in the Turkish websites for pictures)

• the municipality
• (Turkish) the district governorate
• (Turkish) local information