Şerefsungur is a neighborhood (formerly a village) in Kandıra District, Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its population is 261 (2025).
Name The name of the village means literally "honor falcon" (Turkish: şeref + sungur). In some sources, it is spelled Şeref Sungur.
History The population of the village was 145 in the year 1458, with 29 households 174 in 1522–23, with 33 households 162 in 1530, with 29 households 286 in 1565–66, with 54 households 285 in 1590–91, with 52 households
Revenues from the village supported the foundation of Istanbul's Selim I Mosque and Imaret in the 16th century.
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