Yenikent, Sinop

Yenikent (former Gürzüfeth or Gürsüfet) is a belde (town) in Gerze district of Sinop Province, Turkey. Situated at it is on Turkish state highway which connects Sinop to Samsun. Distance to Gerze is . The population of Yenikent is 974 . as of 2011. The former name of the settlement refers to people who escaped from Georgia during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) . The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1990. But because of emigration to cities the population of the town has since been decreased.