Piraziz

Piraziz is a town and a district of Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. In the Ottoman Empire period the town was named Piridede-Abdal. The local economy depends of growing hazelnuts and fishing in the Black Sea. This is a poor district and many people have migrated away to jobs in Turkey's larger cities. Piraziz itself is a small town of 6,886 people.