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Agva, Turkey

Travel to Agva

Ağva is a populated place and resort destination in the Şile district of İstanbul Province, Turkey.

The area around Ağva was a part of ancient Bithynia. During the Ottoman era, Turkmen people were settled around Ağva. Up to 20th century, a sizable Greek population also dwelled in Ağva. However, according to population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement in the 1920s, they were replaced by Turks from Greece.