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

Under the spellings "Yenidje" or "Yenidze", Genisea was famous for its superior Oriental tobacco, especially suited for cigarettes. It lent its name to the Yenidze tobacco factory building in Dresden and to the British Yenidje Tobacco Company Limited.