According to this record, the town was divided into nine quarters and had 154 Muslim Turkish households, and about 700 people in total; seven of whom were imams, indicating the existence of seven mosques.

[3] In the Ottoman tax registry of 1519 (Hijri 925) the town was recorded as Yenice-i Karasu, and was inhabited only by Muslims (215 households and 124 bachelors); it was in the jurisdiction of Kasım Paşa, and it was also a hass, directly owned by the Sultan.

In the tahrir defter of 1568–1569 (Hijri 976), the town was included in the Süleymaniye Mosque vakif in Istanbul.

At that time, there were 223 Muslim households and 88 bachelors (1200 people in total) in the town, and no Christians.

[3] Under the spellings "Yenidje" or "Yenidze", Genisea was famous for its superior Oriental tobacco, especially suited for cigarettes.