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Trabzon

Trabzon is the largest city in the Eastern Karadeniz region of Turkey, with a population of 323,000 in 2023, and another 500,000 in the outlying towns. It was once known as Trebizond, ruling an independent "Empire" around the eastern Black Sea. Wikivoyage

Population 824,352 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Turkey

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Turkey

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Trabzon. 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

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.

Through the year

  1. Kadirga Festival

    June

    Kadirga Festival is a folkloric event in the third week of June near the Gümüşhane province border. It's the largest of similar events on the other yaylas - summer pastures

  2. International Folklore Festival

    July

    International Folklore Festival is a week in July. At any time of year, look out for folk music performances in the city - the mountains have bred a unique style and instrumentation

  3. Sultan Murat Festival

    August

    Sultan Murat Festival is at the end of August on the Sultanmurat yayla, 25 km southwest of Çaykara village

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Trabzon); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

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Somewhere to run

Getting around

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