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Sinop, historically known as Sinope (Greek: Σινώπη), is a city with a population of 36,734 on the isthmus of İnce Burun (İnceburun, Cape Ince), near Cape Sinope (Sinop Burnu, Boztepe Cape, Boztepe Burnu) which is situated on the most northern edge of the Turkish side of the Black Sea coast, in the ancient region of […]
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Sivas (Latin and Greek: Sebastia, Sebastea, Sebasteia, Sebaste, Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province. The city, which lies at an elevation of 1,278 metres (4,193 ft) in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is a moderately-sized trade center and industrial city, although the economy has traditionally […]
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Şırnak is a town in southeastern Turkey. It is the capital of Şırnak Province, a new province that split from the Hakkari province. The Habur border gate with Iraq which is one of Turkey’s main links to Middle Eastern countries is also on Şırnak. Names The settlement was originally called Şehr-i Nuh (City of Noah) […]
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Silivri (ancient Selymbria) is a city and a district in Istanbul Province along the Sea of Marmara in Turkey, outside the urban core of Istanbul, containing many holiday and weekend homes for residents of the city. The largest settlement in the district is also named Silivri. Silivri is located bordering Büyükçekmece to the east, Çatalca […]
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Rize is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Name The name comes from Greek as though ρίζα (riza) or Ριζαίον (Rizaion)], meaning “mountain slopes”,ρίζα in Greek means root. In modern times, its name in Greek was usually Ριζούντα (Rizunda). Its Latin forms are Rhizus […]
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Sakarya (Turkish: Sakarya ili) is a province in Turkey, located on the coast of Black Sea. The Sakarya River creates a webbing of estuaries in the province. Sakarya is located in the Marmara Region. Its adjacent provinces are Kocaeli to the west, Bilecik to the south, Bolu to the southeast, and Düzce to the […]
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Samsun (Pontic Greek: Σαμψούντα, Sampsúnta) is a city on the north coast of Turkey with a population of around 1.4 million people. It is the provincial capital of Samsun Province and a major Black Sea port. The growing city has two universities, several hospitals, shopping malls, much light manufacturing industry, sports facilities and an opera. […]
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Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa (pronounced [shanˈlıurfa]), is a city with a population of over 2 million residents in southeastern Turkey, and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. Urfa is a multiethnic city with a Turkish, Kurdish and Arab population. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km east of the Euphrates River. Its climate […]
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Siirt (Greek: Σύρτη) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of Siirt Province. The population of the city according to the 2009 census was 129,188. The majority of the city’s population is Kurdish. Is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of Siirt Province. The population of the city according to the […]
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Sancaktepe’s oldest historic structure is Damatris Summer Palace that was built by I. Tiberius Konstantinos (578–582) and Mavrikos (582–602) in Byzantine Age. Turks started to come to Sancaktepe in the 7th century but they could not be permanent up to the Ottoman. Ottoman Empire conquered this area completely in 1328. Istanbul Samandıra Army Air Base, […]
