BLACK SEA REGION   >   TURKEY


Coasts curling besides mountains covered with very green forests, valleys and plains. Fields of tea, hazelnut, tobacco and corn, highway parallel to narrow coastline, coves,villages and beaches...

The region is located in northern Turkey on the Black Sea and in terms of tourism the least visited part of Turkey.

The region is very mountainous and heavily forested. The highest parts in the mountains are covered with alpine meadows, glacier lakes and glaciers. 

Divided in Central Karadeniz, Eastern Karadeniz and Western Karadeniz.

Provinces in the Black Sea Region: Amasya, Artvin, Bartın, Bayburt, Bolu, Corum, Duzce, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Kastamonu, Karabuk, Ordu, Rize, Samsun, Sinop, Tokat, Trabzon and Zonguldak.

Important places in the Black Sea region: Hopa, Ordu, Samsun and Trabzon.


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Holiday Rentals Black Sea Region / Apartments

James Villas   -   Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

Chalet.nu holiday homes in Turkey 

  Bungalow.net   -   Holiday homes Turkey  

Hotels Black Sea Region Turkey

  Booking.com   -   Hotels Black Sea Region

  Booking.com   -   Hotel Guide Safranbolu

Tour Operators 

 



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  Russian Riviera visit
In the north of the region it's possible to catch a ferry across the Black Sea to Russian Riviera.

Travel Guides Black Sea region/ Related books 

Travel Guides Turkey  [ amazon.co.uk ]

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Transport / How do I travel to Black Sea Region Turkey

  Samsun Airport   -   Samsun-Çarşamba Airport [ IATA: SZF, ICAO: LTFH ]
Located 23 km from the city centre. Flights from Istanbul and other big cities.

  

 
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  Samsun [ Central Karadeniz ]   -    Samsun Buyuksehir Belediyesi
Samsun is the largest Turkish city on the Black Sea, one of the largest cities of Turkey and the main industrial and economic center of the region. Also the largest Turkish port of the Black Sea.
The River Mert reaches the sea at the city. West of Samsun lies the Kızılırmak [ the Halys of antiquity ], one of the longest rivers in Anatolia and its fertile delta.

  Samsun Province
The Samsun province is divided into 15 districts: Alaçam, Asarcık, Ayvacik, Bafra, Carsamba, Havza (district), Kavak, Ladik, Ondokuz Mayis, Salıpazarı, Samsun, Tekkeköy, Terme, Vezirköprü and Yakakent
  Trabzon Province   -   Trabzon Province Administration
The province of Trabzon is filled with ruins and historical artifacts that range from castles to monasteries. Charming mountain villages delight the eye, rugged mountain passes remind the passing traveller of the huge power of nature. Of all the natural and other wonders of the province, perhaps the world famous Sumela monastery best typifies what Trabzon has to offer.
The cultural mosaic that is Trabzon, includes in its diversity artists, musicians, painters, researchers into the arts and philosophies, academics and poets. Trabzon in fact, fathers more artists and painters than anywhere else in Turkey.
Trabson comprises the districts of Akçaabat, Araklı, arsine, Beşikdüzü, Çarşıbaşı, Çaykara, Dernekpazarı, Düzköy, Hayrat, Köprübaşı, Maçka, Or Şalpazarı, Sürmene, Tonya, Trabzon, Vakfıkebir and Yomra.
  Hopa
Hopa is a district in the Turkish province of Artvin. See Tourist Office Artvin [English / German].

  Abant
  Amasya
  Amasra [ Western Karadeniz ]   -   seaside resort town
With a beach, vistas, and fish restaurants.
  Ayder   -   a village up in the Kaçkar Mountains / Pontic Alps
  Bogazkale   -   ancient Hittite city
  Bolu
  Giresun  
Lively nightlife, trips to a nearby island with lush vegetation possible.
  İkiztepe   -   ancient city
55 km from Samsun and 7 km the north-east of Bafra. Continuous settlements at İkiztepe ruins till year of 1700 BC.
  Ordu   -   Ordu Municipality
 Ordu is a province in Turkey with the same name as the capital Ordu [thick 700,000 inhabitants]. Due to the humid climate and abundant rainfall greenery. In gebeid, many grown hazelnuts.
  Rize   -   the heart of Turkey's tea growing region
A a good base for further travel in the northeast
  Trabzon   -   Trabzon City
  Safranbolu   -   preserved Ottoman old town and streetscape with whitewashed houses
World Heritage site.
  Sinop [ Western Karadeniz ]   -   ancient fortified port city
  Sümela Monastery   -   monastery hanging on a cliff in the Altındere Valley [ Eastern Karadeniz ]
  Tekkeköy Caves
Located within the borders of Tekkeköy District, 14 kilometres east of Samsun. There are big and small pits and caves on rocks alongside the valley watered by Fındıkçay and Çınarlı streams.
  Trabzon  -    main city of the northeast
The place to stay when traveling to the Sümela Monastery.
  Zonguldak   -   industrial city surrounded by coal mines

  University Samsun   -   Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi
The May 19 University [19 Mayis Üniversitesi] is located in Samsun and makes the city a major training center on the Black Sea.
  Canik Başarı University  [ Samsun ]

  News from the Turkish Black Sea region   -  Samsun.net 

Cuisine



History

  History of Samsun
Samsun was built between the 760 - 750 BC by people from Miletus, establishing a flourishing trade relationship with the ancient peoples of Anatolia.

  Archaeological  museum
  Atatürk Museum
The works in the museum are exhibited in three sections. In the entry and exit section various books about Atatürk, the photographs taken during the arrival of Atatürk to Samsun are displayed in chronological order. A panel, made of locally produced tobacco leaves and presented to Atatürk as a gift by the Samsun people, is also exhibited in the museum. And in the glass showcases situated in the rear large rooms, various belongings of Atatürk that were brought in from the Ankara Anitkabir Museum, some wearing apparel such as hats, suits, gloves, etc. and weapons, canes, cutlery, etc. are displayed.
  Havza Atatürk House   -   three story building
Between 25 May 1919 and 12 June 1919 Ataturk stayed and worked in this building which was known as Mesudiye Hotel. The room that Ataturk stayed is on the second floor.

Music, Arts & Culture, Events

  Palace of Culture in Samsun [ Kültür Sarayı ].


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