Keşap

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Keşap

Total population

20,286

Elevation95 m

Coordinates40.92°, 38.51°

Demographic figures from TurkStat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Keşap is a town in Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of Turkey just to the east of the city of Giresun. It is the seat of Keşap District. Its population is 9,227 (2022).

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Ali Zorlu

Turkish association football player (born 1990)

Ö

Özlem Başyurt

Turkish association football player (born 1971)

Gökdeniz Karadeniz

Turkish association football player (born 1980)

Ş

Şenes Erzik

Turkish association football manager (born 1942)

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Ahmet Yalçınkaya

Turkish poet (born 1963)

S

Salih Bora

Turkish wrestler (born 1953)

Topal Osman

Turkish military leader (1883–1923)

A

Avni Kertmen

Turkish-German para badminton player (born 1961)

E

Erden Alkan

Turkish-German actor (born 1941)

C

Celâl Kıbrızlı

Turkish association football player (born 1950)

Eren Tozlu

Turkish association football player (born 1990)

H

Hasan Gemici

Turkish wrestler (1927–2001)

T

Tolga Seyhan

Turkish association football player (born 1977)

Y

Yaman Okay

Turkish actor (1951–1993)

M

Mehmet Aygün

Turkish businessperson (born 1956)

Mustafa Suphi

Turkish politician (1882–1921)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Giresun

• Giresun
  6.7 mi away · pop. 125,682
• Yağlıdere
  6.9 mi away · pop. 16,219
• Espiye
  10.6 mi away · pop. 34,866
• Dereli
  12.6 mi away · pop. 22,840
• Bulancak
  14.8 mi away · pop. 64,176
• Tirebolu
  16.9 mi away · pop. 31,171
• Piraziz
  20.5 mi away · pop. 13,011
• Doğankent
  22.2 mi away · pop. 6,239
• Çanakçı
  25.9 mi away · pop. 6,660
• Görele
  26.6 mi away · pop. 33,510
• Eynesil
  34.4 mi away · pop. 12,853
• Alucra
  43.2 mi away · pop. 13,753

Browse all places in Giresun →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Keşap

Doğu Karadeniz'de bir kıyı kasabası

Ayhan Yüksel · 2014

Keşap kazası nüfus defteri

Ayhan Yüksel · 2013

Pontus

Özhan Öztürk · 2011

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-21

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-09-21

Pomatias rivularis

Pomatias rivularis

Seen 2026-09-21

Caucasotachea atrolabiata

Caucasotachea atrolabiata

Seen 2026-09-21

scarlet pimpernel

Lysimachia arvensis

Seen 2026-09-21

Italian scorpion

Euscorpius italicus

Seen 2026-09-20

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-15

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Seen 2026-09-12

European Jackal

Canis aureus moreoticus

Seen 2026-09-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Keşap, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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