Under Ottoman rule it was a little village south-west of Karaburun, a promontory on the Black Sea, and on the southern bank of Lake Derkos, the waters of which are brought to Constantinople by an aqueduct.
Under Ottoman control, it was a small village positioned southwest of Karaburun, a promontory on the Black Sea, and located on the southern bank of Lake Derkos, whose waters were transported to Constantinople by an aqueduct.