Tosya
Tosya is a district of Kastamonu.
Tosya
Tosya is a district of Kastamonu.
Tosya (Ottoman Turkish: طوسيه), previously called Theodosia (Greek: Θεοδοσία) or Doceia (Greek: Δοκεία) under the Byzantine Empire, is a town in Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Tosya District. Its population is 28,963 (2021). It is the home town of the famous Boyner family and the birthplace of Markos Vafeiadis (1906, 1992), a famous Greek politician and Hasan Riza Pasha,(1817- 1913) a Turkish commander during the Siege of Scutari The North Anatolian Fault is located in this area. This caused a major earthquake in 1943.
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Kastamonu
Kastamonu is an Ottoman town surrounded by forests in the western Black Sea. Its old houses, mosques and bazaar are the centrepiece, while Ilgaz, Daday and the surrounding valleys offer hiking and fresh air.
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