Çaylıoğlu
village in Ereğli, Zonguldak, northwestern Turkey
Çaylıoğlu is a village in Ereğli District of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. Its population is 433 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is situated east of Karadeniz Ereğli. The settlement was founded in 1800s by a clan from Haymana in Ankara Province. The name of the settlement refers to the name of the clan. In 1950 s the main economic activity of the settlement was services in manganese mines around. In 1996 it was declared a seat of township with the name Güneşli. However, in 2007 the former name was adopted.
The public source identifies “Çaylıoğlu” as village in Ereğli, Zonguldak, northwestern Turkey. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Çaylıoğlu, village and Ereğli.
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