Gerze | |
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Coordinates: 41°48′20″N 35°11′53″E / 41.80556°N 35.19806°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Sinop |
District | Gerze |
Government | |
• Mayor | Osman BELOVACIKLI (CHP) |
Population (2022)[1] | 19,144 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 57600 |
Area code | 0368 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
Gerze is a town in Sinop Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Gerze District.[2] Its population is 19,144 (2022).[1] It is 49 km east of Sinop and 140 km west of Samsun. It was first settled by the Ionians and was known in antiquity as Carusa.[3] In 2012, the region was subjected to protests and controversy around the proposed construction of a coal power plant, a project that was later withdrawn by the government after a negative environmental impact assessment. [4]