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The oldest known shipwreck was excavated near Kas (a coastal town next to Kalkan).

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Bartin

Area: 2.140 km²

Population: 205.834 (1990)

Traffic Code: 74

Districts: Bartin (center), Amasra, Kurucasile, Ulus.

Bartin Links

Sites of Interest

  • Cakraz
  • Inkumu
  • Guzelcehisar
  • Buyukkizilkum beaches
  • Amastris City ruins
  • Amasra castle

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Telephone: (378) 227 61 02
Fax: (378) 224 66 39

Museum

Amasra Museum, Kum Mahalle Dereoglu Sokak No: 4, Amasra-Bartin; Telephone: (378) 315 10 06

Festivals

  • Last four days of first week of June: Strawberry Festival, Bartin
  • Freedom from Occupation Days:
  • 30 July: Freedom Day for Amasra

Fairs

  • 10-12 July: Animal Fair, Bartin