Location

The building group known as the “Balatlar Church” among the public and scientific publications is one of the most important ruins in the city center of Sinop, covering different phases from the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods. This is the only structure defined by its real identity in the city after the walls. Read more...

The very smooth shores of the Black Sea are disrupted by the ledges formed by important noses such as the Sinop Peninsula. Sinop Peninsula, Turkey’s Sinop on the northern end of the city center where guests can visit Inceburun Boztepe (Island), including the two extensions (the peninsula) is formed. Hamsilos Nature Park is located in the extension of İnceburun. Hamsilos Read more...

The madrasah is located opposite the northern entrance of the Alaaddin Mosque courtyard. It was built in 1262 by the Seljuk Vizier Muinüddin Süleyman Pervane in memory of the second reception of the city. The building in the north-south position has a rectangular plan. It is a good example of the madrasah type with two iwans and open courtyards. The Read more...

The bastion on the Karakum road to the east of the peninsula was built in the 19th century to ensure the safety of the shipyard against the dangers that may come from the sea and to protect the ships in the port. It is in the form of a half moon. In the lower part of the building, which has Read more...

Sarıkum Nature Reserve, which is at sea level, consists of lakes, forests, pseudo-maquis communities, coastal dunes, coastal cliffs, wetlands, afforestation areas, agricultural areas and settlements. The area was separated as Nature Conservation Area in 1987 due to the presence of many ecosystems containing richness and diversity, and it was declared as First Degree Natural Protected Area in 1991. The Sarıkum Read more...

Erfelek Tatlıca Waterfalls, which has been declared as a nature park in 2011 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, is among the most visited nature parks in the region. The nature park, which is visited by more than 200 thousand local and foreign tourists annually, has two different walking trails of one kilometer. While one of the tracks is Read more...

The first museum activities in Sinop started in 1921. The artefacts, which have emerged both from the necropolis in the west of the city surrounded by walls and from the basic excavations due to the construction in the city, have started to be preserved primarily in Mekteb-i İdadi. Due to the gradually increasing amount of artifacts in 1932, the artifacts Read more...

This Monument was built in memory of the sailors who died in the raid of the Russian Navy in 1853 to Sinop in 1853. The sailors who died after the raid were collectively buried in this area. Since the area where the graves were located was on the road at that time, it was first closed in 1857 by Captain Read more...

The building, located in Kefevi Mahallesi Kemaleddin Sami Paşa Caddesi No: 9, is a typical 18th century mansion. The basement and ground floor are rubble stone and the main floors are wood carcass-brick mixture and the structure has three floors. The front of the mansion facing the street and the back of the building overlooking the garden of the building Read more...

Located within the borders of İnaltı Village, 40 km from Ayancık District, the cave is 1070 meters above sea level. There is a vehicle transportation up to 50 m below the cave. From here, the mouth of the cave can be reached through the stairs. There is a wide shelf at the mouth of the cave. İnaltı Cave is very Read more...