It covers portions of the Pontic Mountains, which extend east and west across Northern Anatolia parallel to the southern coast of the Black Sea.

[1] The climate is transitional between the humid and moderate Black Sea coast, and the drier and more continental Anatolian interior.

Abies bornmuelleriana) is predominant, mixed with oriental beech (Fagus orientalis), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), or both.

Deciduous broadleaf trees are part of the southern forest, including species of oak (Quercus), maple (Acer), and Sorbus.

[1] Large mammal predators include the brown bear (Ursus arctos) and gray wolf (Canis lupus).