Samsun

A highly rich trade centre and city, Samsun is situated on Black Sea Region, between Kızılırmak and Yesilırmak River. Being a window opened Black Sea; Samsun has a very important transportation system in the field of aviation, land and sea. But also it has numerous natural beauties, unique masterpieces reflecting paradise and ancient time which shows us that it is one of the maximum tourism potentialities. Within Ottoman and Seljuk period, the city highly developed; a great number of structures were added like fascinating mosques, caravansaries, Turkish bathes and fountains. Additionally, in 19th century, Samsun’s economy reached to peak; tobacco planting became widespread and a seaport dominating all Black Sea, Samsun gave a place to steamboats to process.
Afterwards, War of Independence Period, in 19 May 1919, Ataturk, the leader of Turks and founder of Republic of Turkey, was sent to here in order to save Anatolia from invasion of enemies.