Sinop The province of Sinop is located at

Sinop The province of Sinop is located at the most northern point of the Black Sea Region at the most narrow section of the Boztepe Peninsula A VIEW FROM SİNOP

The province is one of the most beautiful natural seaports of the Black Sea Region

The province is one of the oldest cities of the region and is the birth lace of the philosopher Diogene. SİNOP SQUARE

The city provides unbelievable beauties to its visitors with the beaches which lie one each other.

The region of Sinop was dominated by the Hittite, Frigian, Lydian, Persian, Alexander the Great, Selevkes, Roman, Byzantine, Seljukian, Candaroğlu and Ottoman civilizations. YALI CAFE

The potential of tourism resources in Sinop are quite rich. PORT

There are many works that carry the traces of various civilizations in the city like castles, temples, churches, mosques, madrasahs, caravanserais, baths, bridges, tombs, fountains and rock tombs. ALAADDİN MOSQUE

The Sinop Museum has a very rich collection. It has become the focus of interest of the foreigners. The iconas in the museum are really worth seeing ALAADDİN MOSLEM THEOLOGICAL SCHOLL

DOCKYARD

The village houses peculiar to the region and the houses of ancient architecture are worth seeing also. SİNOP BEACHES

The sea, sand sun are as beautiful as those in the Mediterranean. It is a fact that the best beaches of the Black Sea are in Sinop. KORUCUK

Our coasts of 175 km long with their blue and clean sea, sandy beaches, forests reaching the sea and desolate bays create a serene feeling. A VİEW FROM CASTLE

CASTLE ENTRANCE

The recent desire of living within the nature has brought the plateau tourism in the agenda. Ayancık Akgöl tourism centre, Gerze Güzfındık -Bozarmut Plateau tourism centre, Türkeli Kurugöl tourism centre are few of our tourism centres as declared by the board of ministers. CASTLE

İnceburun, the northern end of Turkey, is covered with forests and very near to the city. Besides, there are the Akliman and Hamsilos Bay which have been declared as 1 st Grade Site Area they are natural wonders. A VIEW FROM CASTLE

HAMSİLOS The Sarıkum Lake and its surroundings have been declared as a protection area. There are many bird species in this area and many wild horses around Sarıkum.

The Sinop Harbour has always been a shelter for the seamen from the ancient times since it is a natural harbour. Sinop is suitable for yacht tourism due to the characteristics of the Black Sea and because it is between the Western and Eastern Black Sea. The yachts visiting Sinop prove this HAMSİLOS

There are several plateaus in Boyabat and Durağan districts ERFELEK

In order to make the İnaltı Cave a place of tourism the projects have been completed and the studies will be started. ERFELEK WATERFALLS

Sinop also has a potential for underwater and water sports. Besides, the city is suitable for sea and land hunting. ERFELEK WATERFALLS

There are places for camping and caravan tourism. Akliman -Hamsilos and the areas inside the forest in Sarıkum are suitable for jogging and horse riding. It is a very different feeling to watch sunset in Sinop.

In 1998, three beaches, Karakum, Kumsal and DSİ beaches, got blue flags. AYANCIK BEACH

AYANCIK PLATEU

AYANCIK CAVE

BOYABAT CASTLE

A VIEW FROM GERZE

AYANCIK WHITE LAKE

The most important factor in tourism is man. It is very important for the citizens of the region to comprehend this. People of Sinop have done this and they are civilized, tolerant and hospitable. Therefore, foreigners coming to Sinop should not have any strange feeling. They feel themselves home. SUNSET IN SİNOP