Samsun Province
Samsun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,209,137 (2000). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasya on the south, Tokat on the southeast, and Ordu on the east. It's traffic code is 55.
The provincial capital is Samsun, one of the most populated cities in Turkey and the largest and busiest port in the Black Sea.
Districts
Samsun province is divided into 17 districts three of which are actually included in the municipality of Samsun city (shown in boldface letters).
- İlkadım
- Canik
- Atakum
- Alaçam
- Asarcık
- Ayvacık
- Bafra
- Çarşamba
- Havza
- Kavak
- Ladik
- Ondokuz Mayıs
- Salıpazarı
- Tekkeköy
- Terme
- Vezirköprü
- Yakakent
History
The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, started the Turkish War of Independence here on May 19, 1919.
External links
Samsun Province
Media related to Samsun Province at Wikimedia Commons
