Sinop is the most beautiful natural harbor the Black Sea. Miletion colonists founded it in the 7th century BC and the city is the birthplace of the cynic philosopher Diogenes. Traditional nautical wood carvings, good crystal and the original cotton clothes of the city are praiseworthy and unique, so you will want to have examples of these artifacts.

SITES OF INTEREST: Akliman, Gazi, Ayancık, Çamlık, Bürnük, Kustepe and Türkeli Pine Groves forest recreation areas, Karagöl Kumluğu and Bahçeler beaches, Balatlar Church, Sinop and Boyabat castles, Muineddin Süleyman Pervane (Alaeddin) old theological schools, Alaeddin, Saray, Cezayirli Ali Pasha, Meydankapı, Kefevi, Cumaköy and Yazıköy mosques, small mosque (mescid) of Fethi Baba and Akmescid, Durak Inn, Seyyid Bilal, Gazi Çelebi, İsfendiyaroğulları, Sultan Hatun and Hatunlar mausoleums, Aslan Fountain, 1853 Sinop Naval War Graves, Sinop Museum.