Güzelkent, Sinop

Güzelkent is a village in Türkeli District of Sinop Province, Turkey. Its population is 920 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is a coastal town of Black Sea. It is 5 km east of Türkeli. According to old maps, there was a Greek town named Colussa near the current Güzelkent. Later a Turkish village named Helaldı was founded. After merging with other nearby villages Heladı was renamed as Güzelkent and was made a seat of township in 1989. The main economic activities of the town are fishing and light industry based on forestry.