Giresun

Giresun Island, an archaeological and ecological gem on the Black Sea coast, has been nominated by local officials to become Turkey's 19th World Heritage site.

This photo shows a local hazelnut shop in Turkey's Black Sea province of Giresun selling products of new season on Sept. 5. (Hürriyet photo, Engin Esen)

The Meteorology Directorate in Turkey's Black Sea province of Giresun has photographed the moments of a series of lightning strikes hitting the sea off the city center. Click through for the three photos that the agency published on its Instagram account late Aug. 3...

Surrounded with legends of the Amazons, and Jason and the Argonauts, Giresun Island in the eastern Black Sea has become a tourist attraction.

The TCG Giresun Frigate operates in the eastern Mediterranean Sea for patrolling and surveillance missions.

This year’s excavations are set to kick off on the Giresun island in June. The goal is to verify a number mythical legends about the island

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Sept. 20 announced a six-article solution package to address the problems of Turkey's struggling hazelnut producers.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on Sept. 18 kicked off a march from the Black Sea province of Ordu to the neighboring Giresun in a bid to protest the purchase price for hazelnuts in the new season, which had been announced as 10 Turkish Liras. 

Ancient life and traditions on the Giresun Island are being examined in archaeological excavations carried out in a monastery complex on the Black Sea island, reputed as a significant religious center in the Byzantine era. 

Ancient life and traditions on the Giresun Island are being examined in archaeological excavations carried out in a monastery complex on the Black Sea island, reputed as a significant religious center in the Byzantine era.