Giresun

Districts

• Alucra
• Bulancak
• Çamoluk
• Çanakçı
• Dereli
• Doğankent
• Espiye
• Eynesil
• Giresun Merkez
• Görele
• Güce
• Keşap
• Piraziz
• Şebinkarahisar
• Tirebolu
• Yağlıdere

Experiences

Key points of interest

Giresun Island (The Only Natural Island in the Black Sea)

Mysterious offshore island steeped in Argonaut mythology, featuring ancient stone ruins and bird colonies.

Giresun Castle & Toptepe Overlook (Giresun Kalesi)

Historic wooded hilltop fortress offering panoramic 360-degree sunset vistas over the city and sea.

Kümbet High Alpine Plateau (Kümbet Yaylası)

High-altitude mountain plateau featuring pine forests, wooden chalets, and summer highland festivals.

Giresun Coastal Beach & Marina Promenade

Landscaped Black Sea waterfront park offering swimming, walking paths, bicycle lanes, and seafood dining.

Investment outlook

Giresun commands an outstanding Transparent Investment Score of 91.8/100, recognized as a premier global hazelnut agro-export capital, international Black Sea eco-tourism market, and coastal real estate hub. Anchored by Giresun University and expanding Organized Industrial Zones (Giresun OSB), the province drives robust commercial liquidity. Residential buy prices average $1,280/m² (exceeding $2,700/m² in luxury sea-view high-rise compounds in Giresun Merkez and Bulancak) with rapid annual capital appreciation (~46.8% YoY in USD).

Living here

Residing in Giresun represents a safe, highly walkable, visually stunning, and sea-integrated modern coastal lifestyle. Neighborhoods feature wide sandy beach promenades, modern apartment compounds, green hillsides, and vibrant cafes. Residents benefit from comprehensive healthcare at Giresun University Training and Research Hospital, clean high-oxygen sea air, rich cultural arts, and safe community streets.

History & cultural identity

Giresun, magnificently sprawling along the emerald coastal shores and steep mountain valleys of the Eastern Black Sea region in northeastern Türkiye, holds a profound ancient mythological, maritime, and agricultural history. Known anciently as Kerasous under Milesian Greek colony rule, the city is globally famous in classical botany and antiquity for giving its name to the cherry fruit (Kerasos), which Roman General Lucullus carried from Giresun back to Rome in 72 BC. Fortified successively under the Kingdom of Pontus, Roman, Byzantine, Empire of Trebizond, and Ottoman empires, Giresun served as a vital Black Sea maritime and hazelnut trading port. Today, Giresun stands as the legendary home of Giresun Island—the only natural island in the entire Black Sea—and a global epicenter of premium hazelnut cultivation.