Samsun
Samsun, in the Central Karadeniz region of Turkey, is the largest city on the Turkish Black Sea coast. In 2021 it had a population of 710,000, with about as many more in its surrounding province. Wikivoyage
Population 1,368,488 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Turkey
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Samsun. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
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Gazi Müzesi Museum · 410 m -
Atatürk Anıtı Memorial · 590 m - Bandırma Gemi-Müze ve Millî Mücadele Açık Hava Müzesi Museum · 1000 m
- İlkadım Anıtı Memorial · 750 m
- Samsun Kent Müzesi Museum · 820 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
Samsun is ready Everything that was still being gathered is in.