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Akçakoca
Municipality in Düzce, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the same name, see Akçakoca (disambiguation).
Akçakoca is a town in Düzce Province, in the West Black Sea Region of Turkey, located about 200 km east of Istanbul. It is the seat of Akçakoca District.[3] Its population is 27,878 (2022).[2] The town was named after a Turkish chieftain of the 14th century CE who captured the area for the Ottoman Empire, and sports a statue in his honor. The town features a modern mosque of unusual design. Tourist attractions include beaches and a small ruined Genoese castle. It is the regional center of hazelnut cultivation.