Culture Journal
Kavak, Samsun
2026-11-15 15:41:31 · Cedar Herald Index
Kavak is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 697 km2, and its population is 22,747 (2022). Kavak is located 51 km away from Samsun. It has 600 m height from the sea level. The mayor is İbrahim Sarıcaoğlu (AKP).
Kavak is located on the Samsun-Ankara highway, which brings it economical and social advantages. The most important source of income for Kavak is chicken farms. Yaşar Doğu - Olympic gold medalist sports wrestler was born in Kavak district.

Composition
There are 91 neighbourhoods in Kavak District:

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Ağcakese
Ahırlı
Akbelen
Alaçam
Alagömlek
Aşağıçirişli
Atayurt
Azaklı
Bahçelievler
Başalan
Bayındır
Bayraklı
Bekdemir
Belalan
Beybesli
Beyköy
Boğaziçi
Bükceğiz
Büyükçukur
Çakallı
Çalbaşı
Çarıklıbaşı
Çataltepe
Çayırlı
Celalli
Çiçekyazı
Çiğdem
Çivril
Çukurbük
Değirmencili
Demirci
Dereköy
Divanbaşı
Doruk
Duman
Dura
Emirli
Germiyan
Göçebe
Güneyce
Hacılı
İdrisli
İkizdere
Ilıcaköy
Kapıhayat
Karacaarslan
Karacalar
Karadağ
Karantı
Karapınar
Karayusuflu
Karlı
Kartepe
Kayabaşı
Kayaköy
Kazancı
Kethuda
Köseli
Kozansıkı
Küçükçukur
Kurşunlu
Kuzalan
Mahmutbeyli
Mahmutlu
Mehmetpaşa
Mert
Muhsinli
Muratbeyli
Ortaköy
Sarıalan
Şeyhli
Şeyhresul
Seyitali
Sıralı
Soğuksu
Susuz
Tabaklı
Talışman
Tatarmuslu
Tekkeköy
Tepecik
Toptepe
Üçhanlar
Yaşardoğu
Yenicami
Yenigün
Yeralan
Yosunlu
Yukarı Dereköy
Yukarıçirişli
References
Populated places in Samsun Province
Districts of Samsun Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
