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Göynük is a town in Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Göynük District. Its population is 4,376 (2021). The mayor is Ahmet Çankaya (MHP), elected in 2019. Its neighbours are Mudurnu from north-east, Nallıhan from south-east, Sarıcakaya from south, Yenipazar from south-west, Taraklı from west and Akyazı from north-west.

Key facts

Turkey place.type
municipality
Turkey place.name
Göynük
Turkey place.image_skyline
Göynük - panoramio - fatihset.jpg
Turkey place.province
Bolu
Turkey place.district
Göynük
Turkey place.leader_party
MHP
Turkey place.leader_name
Ahmet Çankaya
Turkey place.population_total
4376
Turkey place.population_as_of
2021

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Göynük is a town in Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Göynük District. Its population is 4,376 (2021). The mayor is Ahmet Çankaya (MHP), elected in 2019. Its neighbours are Mudurnu from north-east, Nallıhan from south-east, Sarıcakaya from south, Yenipazar from south-west, Taraklı from west and Akyazı from north-west.

==History== The area has a long history of occupation going back to the Phrygians, Lydians, Persians and Ancient Romans. It was known as Koinon Gallicanon in antiquity. The Çatak Hamamı bathhouse dates back to the Roman times. Göynük was absorbed into the Ottoman Empire in the early 14th century. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Göynük was part of the Kastamonu Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Göynük” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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