Şerefsungur

Şerefsungur is a neighborhood (formerly a village) in Kandıra District, Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its population is 261 (2025).[1]

Name

The name of the village means literally "honor falcon" (Turkish: şeref + sungur[2]). In some sources, it is spelled Şeref Sungur.[3]

History

The population of the village was

  • 145 in the year 1458, with 29 households
  • 174 in 1522–23, with 33 households
  • 162 in 1530, with 29 households
  • 286 in 1565–66, with 54 households
  • 285 in 1590–91, with 52 households [4]

Revenues from the village supported the foundation of Istanbul's Selim I Mosque and Imaret in the 16th century.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Şerefsungur Mahallesi Nüfusu, Kandıra, Kocaeli" [Population of Şerefsungur Neighborhood, Kandıra, Kocaeli]. Türkiye Nüfusu: İl İlçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sungur". Güncel Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish). Türk Dil Kurumu. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Adiloğlu, Aziz (2021). XV-XVI. Yüzyıllarda Şile Kazası [The Kaza of Şile in the 15th and 16th Centuries] (PDF) (master's thesis). İstanbul: Marmara Üniversitesi. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Adiloğlu, Aziz (2021). XV-XVI. Yüzyıllarda Şile Kazası [The Kaza of Şile in the 15th and 16th Centuries] (PDF) (master's thesis). İstanbul: Marmara Üniversitesi. p. 150. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Adiloğlu, Aziz (2021). XV-XVI. Yüzyıllarda Şile Kazası [The Kaza of Şile in the 15th and 16th Centuries] (PDF) (master's thesis). İstanbul: Marmara Üniversitesi. p. 38. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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