Zonguldak Province is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey. The province is 3.481 km² in size and has a population of 619,703. Its adjacent provinces are Düzce to the southwest, Bolu to the south, Karabük to the southeast, and Bartın to the east. The capital is Zonguldak.
Karabük Province is a landlocked province in the northern part of Anatolia, located about 200 km (124 mi) north of Ankara, 115 km (71 mi) away from Zonguldak and 113 km (70 mi) away from Kastamonu. In 2010 it had a population of 227,610. The main city is Karabük which is located about 100 km (62 mi) south of the Black Sea coast.
Bartın Province, a small province in northern Turkey on the Black Sea, surrounds the city of Bartın. It lies to the east of Zonguldak Province.
USS Razorback (SS-394), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after the razorback, a species of whale found in the far southern reaches of the Pacific Ocean. It is arguably the longest-serving combat front-line submarine still existing in the world, having been commissioned by two different countries for 56 years of active duty. In 2004, the state of Arkansas adopted the submarine and is now a museum ship at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum.
The Black Sea Fleet is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Mediterranean Sea.
Bartın is a city in northern Turkey and the central district of the province of Bartın.
Kurucaşile is a town and district of Bartın Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Zihni Sayın (AKP).
Ulus is a town and district of Bartın Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey; the town continues the ancient Greek colony of Olous (Ωλους). The mayor is Hasan Hüseyin Uzun (AKP).
Taka is a traditional small boat, typical of the Black Sea shores of Turkey where they are primarily, but not exclusively, built and used. They can be used in fishing or for carrying small loads and a limited number of passengers. Although not very fast, they are well-balanced and resistant and are especially well-suited for the thick waves of the Black Sea. In Turkey, they are very often built by Laz people and are associated with Laz culture or with the wider Black Sea culture.
The Ottoman Navy, also known as the Ottoman Fleet, was established in the early 14th century after the Ottoman Empire first expanded to reach the sea in 1323 by capturing Karamürsel, the site of the first Ottoman naval shipyard and the nucleus of the future Navy. During its long existence, it was involved in many conflicts and signed a number of maritime treaties. At its height, the Navy extended to the Indian Ocean, sending an expedition to Indonesia in 1565.
The Black Sea Region is a geographical region of Turkey.
Bartın River, anciently known as Parthenius or Parthenios, is a small river in the east of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Its source is in the Ilgaz Mountains, in Kastamonu Province and Karabük Province. The river flows to the north, passes through Bartın, and empties into the Black Sea near Boğaz village in a delta.
30th U-boat Flotilla of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine was formed in October 1942. Six U-boats reached the Black Sea after a transport over land and canals and operated from the harbours of Constanţa and Feodosiya from 1942 to 1944.
Turkey straddles two peninsulas: Anatolia in Asia and Thrace in Europe. The surrounding seas are the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea. But the number of gulfs in the north and the south (Mediterranean) is not high, because the mountain ranges lie more or less parallel to the coastline both in the north and in the south. The majority of bays are on the west, where the mountain ranges are perpendicular to the coastline.
Щ-213 was a Soviet Navy Shchuka-class submarine, Type X. She was built at the Sudostroytelnyi zavod imeny 61 kommunara in Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, and entered service in October 1938 with the Soviet Black Sea fleet.
D-010, aka Black Sea Coastal Road, is a major west-east state road in northern Turkey that serves the Black Sea coast. The 1,427 km (887 mi) route starts in the west at the intersection , 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Karasu, Sakarya Province, and terminates at the intersection , 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Kars in eastern Anatolia. However, it is discontinued between Zonguldak and 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Çaycuma. The gap of 37 km (23 mi) distance is on the highway .
Epçeli is a village the central district (Bartın) of Bartın Province, Turkey. It is situated at 41°37′N32°26′E in a low valley between two chain mountains running parallel to Black Sea coast. Distance to Bartın is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi). The population of Epçiler is 1230 as of 2010. The name of the village may be a corrupt form of the word ipçiler meaning "ropemaker"s Turkish: ipçi of the past.
The West Black Sea Region (TR8) is a statistical region in Turkey.
Tavşan Islet is a Black Sea islet in Turkey. It is named after the rabbits of the island.
Kemere Bridge is a historical bridge in Turkey.
