Çaydeğirmeni

Çaydeğirmeni is a town (belde) in the Devrek District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey. Its population is 7,034 (2022). It is situated in the valley of Alpaslan creek, a tributary of Yenice River. It is 12 km north east of Devrek. The area around Çaydeğirmeni was inhabited from the 4th century BC (late Hellenistic period). The settlement was a stop on an ancient caravan route. The present town was founded in 1993 after a merger of two villages named Kemerler and Kaypaklar.