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Things to do in Samsun
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Places to visit
Historic sites
Amisos Hill
Amisos Hill, 4 km from the centre, has Hellenistic tumuli discovered in 1995 and a cable car with views over Samsun and the sea.
İkiztepe
İkiztepe is an archaeological excavation site at Bafra, Turkey in the Kızılırmak delta, near the Black Sea coast.
Nerik
Nerik (Hittite: Nerik(ka)) was a Bronze Age settlement to the north of the Hittite capitals Hattusa and Sapinuwa, probably in the Pontic region.
Samsun Castle
Samsun Castle was a castle in Samsun, Turkey.
Museums
SS Bandırma
SS Bandırma was an Ottoman mixed-freight ship, which became famous for her historical role in taking Mustafa Kemal Pasha (Atatürk) from Constantinople (today-Istanbul) to Samsun in May 1919 that marked the establishment of the Turkish national movement.
Samsun Gazi Museum
Samsun Gazi Museum is a museum dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Samsun, Turkey. The museum is at in the secondary municipality of İlkadım. It is situated in Mecidiye Cad. at Kale neighborhood in the city center.
Samsun Archeology and Ethnography Museum
The Samsun Museum shows finds from the Chalcolithic to Ottoman times, including the famous Amisos treasure of gold jewellery.
Tekkeköy Caves Archeology Valley Museum House
The museum house in the Tekkeköy Caves Archaeological Valley, one of the first human settlements on the Black Sea coast, is a restored old Greek house.
Places of worship
Great Mosque of Samsun
The Great Mosque is a historic stone mosque situated in İlkadım, Samsun, Turkey. The mosque was first built during the Seljuk period in the 1300s.
Göğceli Mosque
Göğceli Mosque is a historic log mosque situated inside the Göğceli Cemetery in Çarşamba, Samsun, northern Turkey. Built during the Seljuk Empire period in the 13th century, the log mosque was constructed without the use of nails.
Samsun Central Mosque
Site Mosque is a mosque located in Ilkadim district of Samsun, Turkey. The mosque is a prominent architectural landmark in the city center due to both its location and unique architectural style.
Monuments
Statue of Honor
Statue of Honor, aka Atatürk Monument, is a monument situated at Atatürk Park in İlkadım district of Samsun, Turkey dedicated to the landing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Samsun initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence.
Other
Kızılırmak Delta
The Kızılırmak River's delta in northern Turkey is the third largest in the country. Formed where the river flows into the Black Sea, the delta has the biggest wetland in the region, with many coastal lagoons.
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