Güzelkent is a belde (town) in Türkeli District of Sinop Province, Turkey. It is a coastal town of Black Sea at . It is east of Türkeli. The population of the town is 1494 as of 2011. According to old maps, there was a Greek town named Colussa around Güzelkent Later a Turkish village named Helaldı was founded. After merging with other nearby villages Heladı was renamed as Güzelkent and was made a seat of township in 1989. The main economic activities of the town are fishing and light industry based on forestry. References Populated places in Sinop Province Towns in Turkey Türkeli District Populated coastal places in Turkey