Kuşköy
Kuşköy is located in Turkey
Kuşköy
Kuşköy
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°52′35″N 39°01′32″E / 40.8763056°N 39.025493°E / 40.8763056; 39.025493
CountryTurkey
ProvinceGiresun
DistrictÇanakçı
Population
 (2022)
393
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Kuşköy (English meaning is "Village of the Birds") is a village in Çanakçı District of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.[1] Its population is 393 (2022).[2] The village is famous for its 400-year-old whistled language that is used by the local residents.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997713    
2007573−2.16%
2012440−5.15%
2017405−1.64%
2022393−0.60%
Source: Population census (1997)[4] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[2]

See also

References

  1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. "The whistled 'bird language' of Northern Turkey". TRT World. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.


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