Karadeniz Eregli is in Turkey's north, west of the Black Sea region, within the providence of Zonguldak, latitudes and longitudes of 41 degrees 17 minutes north - 31 degrees 24 minutes south. Within the city is 15 heavy industrial establishments and 81 medium scale enterprises. Registered to the Chamber of Trade are 45 incorporated companies, 235 limited, 104 cooperated and 1726 establishments. The city has 4 modern hospitals with over 100 doctors. The Karadeniz Eregli Museum has over 3000 historical artifacts on display.

Karadeniz Eregli has a 120 km coastal road within its parameters. Shipping Ports for loading and unloading and fishing shelters can also be found. Dockyards for international purposes can be found. The city connected to Karadeniz Eregli, Armutcuk, has coal mines arid in Karadeniz Eregli, Eregli Iron and Steel Factory ( ERDEMiR ). 

Throughout the coast of Karadeniz Eregli you will find natural beaches and camp grounds belonging to Karadeniz Eregli's Municipality, Erdemir factory and Karadeniz Eregli's district commanders. The relationship between Karadeniz Eregli's nature and industry living as a whole it is considered one of Turkey's rare regions. Although its' population is 80.200 within its social areas, environmental planning and trade activities, has made it become Zonguldak's site seeing location. As a result of this, during the day Karadeniz Eregli' population grows to over 100.000 people.

In Karadeniz Eregli, primary, secondary and private schools, connected to the Ministry of Education, educates 35 thousand students. Also, Karadeniz Eregli's Education Faculty connected to Karaelmas University, has almost 2000 university students. Every year, in June's second week, Karadeniz Eregli holds the International Ottoman Strawberry Culture Festival. A major factor in reaching Karadeniz Eregli is highways. Also Karadeniz Eregli is a much visited port by yachts. In 1998 it opened its services to Customs and Overseas trade and tourism. Every kind of natural beauty found in one place is in Karadeniz Eregli, 300 km from Ankara and 280 km from Istanbul.

Situated in the North-west of Anatolia, Karadeniz Eregli, like other regions in Anatolia, has been a place of interest for Historians and Archaeologists. It is evident in publications written by Ancient Historians and Geographers about Karadeniz Eregli, that the myths and legends have been inaccurately documented. This is the reason why researchers and historians of our day, when given documentation about Eregli, present inaccurate explanations. Sources of inaccurate documentation of ancient era myths and Hellenistic ideologies, have trapped and confused researchers of Karadeniz Eregli. Until now, because no chronology of Karadeniz Eregli's history has been made, Historians have been known to give a different history about Karadeniz Eregli.

Even if historians have stated, through ancient sources, that Karadeniz Eregli was founded in 550 B.C, the result of readings from Hittite inscriptions in the1930's, reflects the truth about this date.

Historical pieces of works of art found by coincidence in Karadeniz Eregli after the 1990's, supported evidence that Karadeniz Eregli was established much later then 550 B.C. In addition, facts given from Karadeniz Eregli's town central, also helped researches shed a light and give correct information about Karadeniz Eregli's history.
As a result of archeological research, Karadeniz Eregli and its population begun in 2500 B.C, 2000 years before 550 B.C. With this and the remains of scientific research, Karadeniz Eregli will escape the myths and inaccurate history it has been given. To learn that Karadeniz Eregli began in 2500 B.C, it is not only an encouragement for researchers, but also sheds a light on Eregli's history. What makes this publication especially interesting and important from other publications up until now, is that fact that Karadeniz Eregli's history began in 2500 B.C .