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{{Infobox Turkey place
| type                 = municipality
| name                 = Azdavay
| image_alt = Kizkayasi azdavay
| other_name           = 
| image_skyline        = Kizkayasi_azdavay.jpg
| image_caption        = Kizkayasi azdavay
| image_shield         = 
| coordinates          = {{Coord|41|39|N|33|18|E|region:TR_type:city|display=it}}
| province             = Kastamonu
| district             = Azdavay
| leader_party         = MHP
| leader_name          = Cevat Taşkan
| area_footnotes       = 
| area_total_km2       = 
| elevation_m          = 855
| population_footnotes = <ref name=tuik/>
| population_total     = 3227
| population_as_of     = 2021
| postal_code          = 
| area_code            = 0366
| website              = {{url|https://www.azdavay.bel.tr/}}
| blank1_name             = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank1_info             = [[Oceanic climate|Cfb]]
}}
'''Azdavay''' (formerly: ''Çarşamba'') is a town in the [[Kastamonu Province]] in the [[Black Sea Region|Black Sea]] region of [[Turkey]]. It is located about 74&nbsp;km away to the northwest of the province center [[Kastamonu]]. It is the seat of [[Azdavay District]].<ref name=ilce>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.</ref> Its population is 3,227 (2021).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=1 March 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=tr |format=XLS}}</ref> Its elevation is {{cvt|855|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TU/37/Azdavay.html|title=Geographical information on Azdavay, Turkey|accessdate=6 March 2023|author=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc}}</ref>

==History==
Archaeological findings hint that history of Azdavay reaches back to the [[Paphlagonia]]ns in 8th century BC. The region was dominated by the [[Hittites]], [[Lydia]]ns, [[Persian Empire|Persians]], [[Greeks|Hellenes]], [[Pontus (region)|Pontus]], [[Bithynia]]ns, [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] and the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] in conjunction with the general historical timeline of the Kastamonu province. During the reign of the [[Jandarids]], it was one of the 36 districts subject to the Kastamonu [[Sanjak]]. With the conquest of the region by the [[Ottoman Dynasty|Ottoman]] sultan [[Mehmed II]] in 1460, Azdavay was annexed to the [[Ottoman Empire]]. In 1868, when the neighboring Daday was made a district of Kastamonu, Azdavay was attached to Daday as a town. After the proclamation of the [[Turkey|Turkish republic]], Azdavay was made a district in 1946, although by the secession of the towns Ağlı and Pınarbaşı in 1988, its population and land area largely decreased.

==Economy==
[[Mining]] industry, ready-made [[textile]] manufacturing, [[forestry]], [[livestock]] and some [[agriculture]]. Although there are some [[greenhouse]]s, it does not have significant effect on overall economy.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.azdavay.com A web site on Azdavay] {{in lang|tr}}

{{Azdavay District}}

[[Category:Populated places in Kastamonu Province]]
[[Category:Azdavay District]]
[[Category:District municipalities in Turkey]]