Sinop

Sinop

 

 

Sinop harbour

 

 

Historical Sinop prison

Sinop Fortress Prison, (Turkish: Sinop Kale Cezaevi) was a state prison situated in the inside of the Sinop Fortress in Sinop, Turkey.

As one of the oldest prisons of  Turkey, it was established in 1887 within the inner fortress of the centuries-old fortification located on the northwestern part of Cape Sinop.

The prison was closed down in 1997.
Located direct at the coast of Black Sea on the northwest part of Cape Sinop,

the Sinop Fortress was constructed initially in the 7th century BC when the city was re-founded as a Greek colony from the city of Miletus.

 

 

 

Monument to a naval battle in 1853 with the Russians

 

 

Diogenes of Sinope

  was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Also known as Diogenes the Cynic,

he was born in Sinope (modern-day Sinop, Turkey), an Ionian colony on the Black Sea  in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC.

 

 

Alaettin Mosque and Alaiye Madrasah on the right.

 

 

Ancient walls of Sinop

 

 

Erfelek waterfalls, Sinop

 

 

Akgöl (Literally:White Lake), Ayancık, Sinop

 

 

Akgöl (Literally:White Lake), Ayancık, Sinop

 

 

Hamsiloz Bay, Sinop

 

 

 

 

Old houses of Sinop

 

 

Ordu

 

 

Yason Burnu (Cape Jason)

Cape Jason (Turkish: Yason Burnu) is a cape located at Çaytepe, Ordu (The North East Shores of Turkey).
Its name is derived from the mythological leader Jason of the Argonauts.
The church  was built in 1868 by Georgians and Greeks living in the region.

 

 

Çambaşi yaylası, (summer mountain resort), Ordu

 

 

Former Greek church, Ordu

 

 

Girls with traditional clothings, Ordu

 

 

Samsun

 

 

Atatürk Museum, Samsun

 

 

A representation of a war meeting, Atatürk seated slightly to the right of centre.

 

 

Replica of the ferry SS Bandırma, which carried Atatürk from Istanbul and arrived in Samsun on May 19th 1919,

the date which traditionally marks the beginning of the Turkish War of Independence.

 

 

Amazon statue, Samsun

The legendary Amazons are believed to have lived in Terme, Samsun, Turkey (southern shore of the Black Sea).

There they formed an independent kingdom under the government of a queen named Hippolyta or Hippolyte ("loose, unbridled mare").

The Amazons were supposed to have founded many towns, amongst them Izmir, Ephesus, Sinop, and Baf (coastal city in the southwest of Cyprus)
 

 

Love lake, Samsun

 

 

Winter sports center-Ladik, Samsun

 

Tekkeköy Caves ( dates back to Stone Age), Samsun

 

 

A golden snake. Late Greek or early Roman period. Samsun Museum

 

 

Kastamonu Castle

 

Monument to Ataturk

 

During the Turkish War of Independence, arms and ammunition were transferred to Anatolia through Inebolu, Kastamonu.

The town was attacked and defended itself with determination, for which it was honoured with the Independence Medal by the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

 

Serife Ana (Literally: Mother Serife)  was one of the heroines of the War of  Dependence of Turkey.

She died on the way to Ankara from Inebolu while transferring arms and ammunition..

 

Monument to the heroic people of Inebolu, Kastamonu

 

Archeological Museum

The Dress Code Revolution started at Kastamonu by Atatürk on August 23, 1925.

Atatürk made his historical speech concerning about the "Hat and Dress Revolution" in 1925

at his visit to Kastamonu at Republican People's Party. 

The building is now used as Archeological Museum. The materials used by Atatürk in his Kastamonu visit are also exhibited in the museum.

 

Archeological Museum

 

An ornament on the museum building.

 

Abana, Kastamonu

 

Cide, Kastamonu

 

Ilgaz mountains, Kastamonu

 

Valla canyon, Kastamonu

 

Küre mountains, Kastamonu

 

Giresun

 

 

Giresun Island

Giresun Island (Turkish: Giresun Adası) is a small island that has an area of 4 hectares and lies 1.2 km from the Turkish city of Giresun on the southeastern coast of Black Sea.

It is the largest island on the Turkish Black Sea coast. The ruins of a roofless stone temple, fortifications, and two wine or oil presses stand on the island.
The island's ancient names are Aretias, Ares, Areos Nesos and Puga. A large, black, spherical stone, located on the island and called Hamza Taşı in Turkish, is said to have magical properties.

The roofless temple was in ancient times attributed to the Amazons.

 

 

Old building, Giresun

 

 

Former Greek church now serves as Museum, Giresun

 

 

Tirebolu, Giresun

 

 

Eynesil, Giresun

 

 

Aya Vasil (Koralla Kalesi), Eynesil

 

 

Gölyani, Giresun

 

 

Pinarlar, Giresun

 

 

Kulukkaya, Giresun

 

 

 

 

Simit bakery

Simit  or Gevrek, meaning "crisp" is a circular bread with sesame seeds, very common in Turkey,

as well as in Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia

 and other parts of the Balkans and Middle East such as Egypt and Lebanon.

 

 

Yayla in Giresun (summer mountain resort)

 

 

Leaves and nuts of Turkish hazel

Giresun is well known with its tasteful hazels..

 

Hazels