3-558: Yortan (formerly: Yortanpazarı ) is a town ( belde ) in the Yenice District , Karabük Province , Turkey. Its population is 1,689 (2022). The town is situated in forests along a tributary of the Filyos River . The distance to Yenice is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi). There are several theories about the name of the town. It may refer to jars used as sepulcher in the ancient ages, sheep pens of Turkmens or feasts of Greeks of
6-483: A municipality" in Turkish . All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the villages are usually too small to have municipalities. The population in some villages may exceed 2000 and in such villages a small municipality may be established depending on residents' choice. Such villages are called belde . Up to 2014 the number of belde municipalities was about 1400. On 30 March 2014 by
9-476: The medieval ages. The majority of Yortan people make their living as miners. According to mayor, Yortan has the highest percentage of mining-related accident or deaths for the total population in Turkey. This article about a Black Sea Region of Turkey location is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Belde Belde (literally "town", also known as kasaba ) means "large village with
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