Güzelkent is a village in Türkeli District of Sinop Province, Turkey.Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 920 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 . It is a coastal town of Black Sea. It is east of Türkeli. According to old maps, there was a Greek town named Colussa near the current Güzelkent. Later a Turkish village named Helaldı was founded. After merging with other nearby villages Heladı was renamed as Güzelkent and was made a seat of township in 1989. The main economic activities of the town are fishing and light industry based on forestry.
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