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Samsun city travel guide
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We have regular trips to Samsun departed from many cities around the country as well as from Istanbul if you would like to have your tours organized as a private one please contact us otherwise you may select one of the small
grous tours that covers Samsun
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Samsun was first established by
Miletus with the name Amisos in 750 - 760 years B.C. and was ruled by
Persians, Macedonians, Pontus, Ancient Rome, Byzantines, Seljuks and
Ottoman Empire. It has a significant importance all over the country as
the first starting place of "Turkish War of Independence".
Samsun
Located on Black Sea Region has a high potential of being a tourism
center of the region as large and convenient transportation sea,
ground, air and railways and with it's natural historic and cultural
attributes.
The city also hosts quite large numbers of beautiful
sandy beaches within it's borders as having a long way sea shore within
the border of the city. Alacam Geyikkosan Beach, Bafra Beaches, besides
the beaches and camping areas in Yakakent and Cam Lake there are also
private camping areas and sandy beaches in Atakum, Catalcam, Kurupelit,
Incesu, Atakent, Derekoy, Erenkoy and Taflan. Most of the festivals and
activities held by the local authorizes and ministries are being held
in the beaches of the city.
Samsun provides opportunity to have
four seasons within one day because of it's special location between
Red River and Yesilirmak (Green River) Deltas. Sports angling / fishing
is an important activity taking place especially on those rivers and on
the 4 lakes of those rivers around, on Ladik Lake and on many other
small and big lakes.
Ladik Akdag and Ladik Plateaus, Vezirkopru
Kunduz Forest and Plateaus, Yakakent Forest Foundations, Dam lakes
surrounding , Tekkekoy Haci Osman Forest and Kocadag Mountain has the
best courses for nature and mountain walking in the area.
Places to visit in Samsun
Archeology
and Ethnography Museum was opened for visits in 1981. Among some of the
pieces being displayed in the museum are; Treasure of Amisos, coins,
bones, bronze, stone and baked soil works, the mosaics discovered in
Antique / Ancient Amisos City which was done in Ancient Rome Age and
was restored during Byzantine Empire Era, Blanket of Love that was
prepared for the 80th anniversary of Ataturk's landing on Samsun and
that carries the symbols of 80 cities of Turkey, earthenware jars,
sarcophagus, steller, money and watch purses, hand towels, hand written
Kuran, accessories, weapons, kitchen tools, carpets and Kilims.
Gazi Museum; It was opened for visits in 1940 and was restored to convert it into a modern museum in late 2006.
Mosques;
Grand Mosque (It was constructed by Batumlu Haci Ali in 1884. The
marble altar and wooden mimbar is gorgeous), Yali Mosque (was
established by Mehmed Sadik Bin Abdullah in 1312), Kursunlu Mosque (was
constructed by Molla Fahrettin in 1340 of Hegira), Haci Hatun Mosque(was established by the daughter of Ibrahim Hatice
Hatun as a good deed in 1694), Kale Mosque (was constructed for the name
of the governor of Ilhanli Valley Emir Timurtas Pasa in 1314), Pazar
Mosque was an Ilhanli structure in 14th century and was restored in
1819.
Tombs; Seyh Sayyid Kudbettin Tomb, Kilicdede Tomb, Emir
Mirzabey Tomb, Hizirbey Tomb and Mustafabey Tomb.
Samsun city pictures
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