Sinop
Area: 5.862 km²
Population: 265.153 (1990)
Traffic Code: 57
Districts: Sinop (center), Ayancik, Boyabat, Dikmen, Duragan, Erfelek, Gerze, Sarayduzu, Turkeli.
Sites of Interest
- Akliman, Gazi, Ayancik, Camlik, Burnuk, Kustepe and Turkeli Pine forest recreation areas
- Karagol Kumlugu and Bahceler beaches
- Balatlar Church
- Sinop and Boyabat castles
- Muineddin Suleyman Pervane (Alaeddin) old theological schools
- Alaeddin, Saray, Cezayirli Ali Pasha, Meydankapi, Kefevi, Cumakoy and Yazikoy mosques
- Small mosques (mescit) of Fethi Baba and Akmescid
- Durak Inn
- Seyyid Bilal, Gazi Celebi, Isfendiyarogullari, Sultan Hatun and Hatunlar mausoleums
- Aslan Fountain
- 1853 Sinop Naval War Graves
- Sinop Museum
Camping
- Karakum Tatil Koyu, Sinop; Telephone: (368) 261 26 93 - 261 26 94
- Marti Camping, Akliman Mevkii / Sinop; Telephone: (368) 287 62 14 - 287 60 05
National Parks And Forest Campsites
- Gazi, Sinop; Telephone: (368) 260 23 87
Cultural Resources and Organizations
- Provincial Cultural Directorate, Telephone: (468) 261 67 67, Fax: (468) 261 48 68
- Sinop Cultural Center, Yenimahalle Okulalti Sokak No: 12, Sinop; Telephone: (368) 261 30 23, Fax: (368) 261 48 68
- State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate, Il Kultur Merkezi Binasi Karantina Sokak No: 12, Sinop; Telephone: (0 368) 261 67 62, Fax: 261 48 68
- Sinop Museum, Okullar Caddesi, Sinop, Telephone: (368) 261 19 75
Local Days of Celebration
- 15 September: Ataturk's Arrival at Sinop, Sinop
Festivals
- 18-20 July: Gerze Festival, Gerze
- 27-29 July: Ayancik Linen Festival, Ayancik
- 1-3 August: Sinop Festival, Sinop
Festivities
- 20-26 April: Children's Festivities, Sinop
- First week of May: Hidrellez Festivities, Sinop
- First week of May: Hidrellez Festivities, Boyabat
Fairs
- 6 May: Bektasaga Fair, Sinop
- 2-6 May: Yesiloba Fair, Turkeli
- 6 May: Hidrellez Fair, Turkeli
- 1-3 August: Yazici Village Fair, Turkeli
- 9-11 August: Morza Fair, Turkeli
- 30 August-2 September: Guzelkent Village Fair, Turkeli
- In September: Sarayduzu Fair, Sarayduzu
- In September: Ulukoy Fair, Ulukoy / Sarayduzu
- 5-12 September: Dikmen Fair, Dikmen
- 12-16 September: Saray Fair, Dikmen
- 12-16 September: Kabali Fair, Sinop
- 14-18 September: Calbogaz-Boypinari Fair, Gerze
- 18-21 September: Ayancik Fair, Ayancik
- 21-26 September: Erfelek (Karasu) Fair, Erfelek
- 21-26 September: Yenikent Fair, Yenikent / Gerze
- 28 September-1 October: Karli Fair, Karli Village / Gerze
- 6-8 October: Turkeli Fair, Turkeli
- 21-24 October: Boyabat Fair, Boyabat
- 1-7 November: Autumn Fair, Duragan