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The province of Sinop is located at the most northern point of the Black Sea Region at the most narrow section of the Boztepe Peninsula.
The province is one of the oldest cities of the region and is the birth lace of the philosopher Diogene.
Sinop Castle The castle was founded on the peninsula in BC 7th Century in order to protect the city.
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  Sinop
It is the capital of Sinop province with 230,000 inhabitants (2004 estimate).
Sinop is linked by road with Bafra and Samsun and by sea with Istanbul.
Sinope would become the centre of a colony system, with several settlements on the Euxine Sea, commanding much of the maritime trade in the region.
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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sinope
Sinope was an ancient city on the Black Sea, in the region of Galatia, modern-day Sinop, Turkey.
Sinop is a province in northern Turkey with the same name as its capital.
Sinope in Greek mythology, daughter of Asopus and eponym of Sinop.
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 Sinop
Sinop is a city with a population of 47,000 on the coast of the Black Sea, in the modern region of Galatia in modern-day northern Turkey, historically known as Sinope.
Sinope flourished as the Black Sea port of a caravan route that led from the upper Euphrates valley (Herodotus 1.72; 2.34), issued its own coinage, founded colonies, and gave its name to a red arsenic sulfate mined in Cappadocia, called "Sinopic red earth" (Miltos Sinôpikê) or sinople.
Mithradates Eupator was born and buried at Sinope, and it was the birthplace of Diogenes, of Diphilos, poet and actor of the New Attic comedy, of the historian Baton, and of the Christian heretic of the 2nd century AD, Marcion.
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 Sinop In Ancient Times (Eski Zamanlarda Sinop)
The Sinop Burun is, practically speaking, an island of the average elevation of six hundred feet, stretching to a length of two miles and to a width of one mile.
Sinop was also spelled by the by the ancient Greeks as Sinope; but the last 'e' was short, and not pronounced.
By 87 B.C., Sinop was capitol of an empire conquered by Mithridates from the Euphrates River to the Gulf of Corinth.
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 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
Sinop (from Hittite: Sinuwa, in Greek: Σινώπη/Sinope) is a city with a population of 47,000 on Boztepe cape and peninsula which is situated on the most northern edge of the Turkish side of Black Sea coast, in the ancient region of Paphlagonia, in modern-day northern Turkey, historically known as Sinope.
It escaped Persian domination until the early 4th century BC, and in 183 BC it was captured by Pharnakes I and became capital of the kingdom of Pontus.
Mithradates Eupator was born and buried at Sinope, and it was the birthplace of Diogenes, of Diphilus, poet and actor of the New Attic comedy, of the historian Baton, and of the Christian heretic of the 2nd century AD, Marcion.
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Sinop is one of the most beautiful natural harbors of the Black Sea.
Sinop's extant monuments include a ruined ancient citadel rebuilt during Byzantine and Seljuq periods, some isolated columns and inscribed stones built into the old walls and dating from the early Greek and Roman periods, and the Alâeddin Cami (a mosque), built in 1214.
Corn (maize), flax, and tobacco are grown in the valleys and on the fertile coastal strip.
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 The Black Sea
Sinop is isolated enough that it does not get many tourists, but modern enough to not have that village-peasant atmosphere one can find farther east.
On the neck of a narrow peninsula, Sinop has a typical ancient history and large parts of the town walls are still intact and in one place a very pleasant, perpetually deserted café sits on the ramparts.
Artvin is the extreme Northeast province of Turkey and is known as "Green Artvin" for its numerous forests.
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 Black Sea Region, Turkey
Artova County of Tokat Province is in the Central Anatolia Region.
Sinop Province, a large portion of which is in the Western Black Sea Region with a small portion in the Central Black Sea Region, was founded on a peninsula extending into the sea.
Sinop has a moderate climate and due to the regular and abundant rainfall its natural plant cover is rich.
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The town's citadel dates from that early age and the foundations of the Temple of Serapis is to be found on the grounds of the Archaeological Museum where some beautiful golden icons are displayed.
Gerze, situated on a peninsula, 40 kms southeast of Sinop, will provide you with fine beaches, meadows, restaurants and parks, while Camgölü provides camping facilities in a large forest sloping to the sea.
At Boyabat, the largest town of the province, there are many rock tombs and a citadel.
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 Indigo Tourism - Black Sea Region
Archaeological excavations from the early Bronze Age settlements at Ikiztepe in Samsun Province have uncovered evidence of the region's earliest inhabitants.
Sinop (192 km northeast of Kastamonu) is one on the most beautiful natural harbours of the Black Sea.
Sinop is also known for its traditional nautical wooden carvings.
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 Sinop - Qwika
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 Sinop: Once again in the public eye over nuclear plant project - Turkish Daily News Apr 16, 2006
The name of the Black Sea province of Sinop, which has become one of Turkey's top agenda items with its announcement as the location for the construction of the country's first nuclear plant, has so far received little coverage since it is a city that has been economically and politically neglected.
Sinop was for a long time only remembered for the bitter lines written by poets during their obligatory stay.
Sinop was also brought on the agenda during that time due to its geographical location which is assumed to have low earthquake risk and also the water necessary for power plants.
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 Sinop - All About Turkey
Sinop is one of the most beautiful natural harbors on the Black Sea coast.
According to another legend the province is said to have received its name from the Amazon Queen "Sinova".
Gerze, situated on a peninsula, 40 kilometers southeast of Sinop, will provide you with fine beaches, meadows, restaurants and parks, while Camgölü provides camping facilities in a large forest sloping to the sea.
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It has 67 provinces, 4 seasons, many traditional foods, at least 4 fallen empires, folk tales, music styles, varying descendants and a wealth of historical sights.
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 prestito sinop
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 Santos.txt
I was particularly struck by one photograph of yours: the ruins of a "Byzantine" church.
On my first visit to Sinop in December of 1995 I had the opportunity to tour the base (now under Turkish command) and was shown the location of that church, but unfortunately all traces of it have completely vanished.
I would very much like to correspond with you and others that were stationed in Sinop to get their impressions of the culture and landscape in those pre-modern times.
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 2005 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Turkey
In June the High Court of Appeals overturned a murder conviction reached by a court in Sinop Province on the grounds that police interrogated the defendant without granting him access to an attorney and there was evidence that the suspect had been tortured.
In September police in Siirt Province allegedly detained and beat 20 demonstrators who had participated in a rally to protest the prison conditions of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.
In March authorities in Nusaybin, Mardin Province, reportedly prevented a delegation from the German Democratic Socialist Party from visiting the relatives of a shepherd allegedly killed by village guards.
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 Sinop
From its Muslim history, the Alaeddin mosque built in 1214 by the Seljuq rulers and the Alaiye religouious school from the 1260's are the main points of interest.
There are two legende telling about the foundation of Sinope (as it is spelled for the ancient period).
Sinope would become the centre of a colony system, with several settlements on the Euxine Sea, commanding much of the maritime trade in the region.
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Its adjacent provinces are Kastamonu to the west, Çorum to the south, and Samsun on the southeast (...)
Samsun Province - of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,209,137 (2000).
Its adjacent provinces are Sinop to the northwest, Çorum to the west, Amasya to the south, Tokat to the southeast, and Ordu to the east.
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Sinop province, which is mainly located in the Western Black Sea region with a small portion in the Central Black Sea region, was founded on a peninsula extending into the sea.
The natural flora of the province is rich, due to regular and abundant rainfall and moderate climate, which has resulted in the abundance of forest products in the province.
Sinop is also one of the most beautiful holiday spots on the Black Sea with its natural coves sheltered from the winds.
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 Sinop
Sinop, Turkey, a city near the Black Sea in Turkey
Sinop Province, the province in Turkey of which the above city is the capital
Sinop, Brazil, a city in Mato Grosso state, Brazil
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 REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
Sinop has been used as a harbour city in the Ottoman period.
Unfortunately, no main road that connects Sinop to inner Anatolia was present at that time, so he sailed for Samsun (19 May 1919).
At early periods Sinop was administratively bounded to Canik Province with Samsun as capital, after the declaration of Reforms (Tanzimat) it became sub prefecture to Kastamonu, and province after the declaration of Republic (1924).
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 .:: T.C. Adana Valiliği ::.
Chronologically, he was in the duty of the Province Governor of Ömerli, Education Branch Directotare in the Ministry of International Affairs, Vice Governor of Kahramanmaraş, the Province Governor of Bozüyük, the Vice Governor of Gaziantep.
Chronologically, he was in the duty of Province Governor of Susuz, Province Governor of Yüksekova, Vice Governor of Kilis, Province Governor of Perşembe, Vice Governor of Diyarbakır.
In 1986 he started his public work as a candidate Muş Province Governor by passing the Candidate Province Governor Exam.Chronologically,he was the Province Governor of Konya-Bozkır, Van-Muradiye, Adıyaman-Gölbaşı, Mersin-Bozyazı and the Vice Governor of Isparta, Trabzon and Aksaray.
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 Sinop, Turkey-Adiyamanli.org
According to legend, Sinope was founded by the Amazons, who named it after their queen,
attacked Sinop, destroying the Ottoman fleet and reducing large parts of the city to ashes.
The hinterland around Sinop is drained by the Gök River and is mountainous and
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 Sinop Summary
Sinop is a Turkish Black Sea coastal provincial capital.
For centuries the leading Black Sea port, Sinop was in turn Pontic capital, Roman colony, Byzantine port, and Comnene city after the Latin conquest of Constantinople in 1204.
Sinop, with its mixed Muslim and Christian populations, provided ships for the Ottoman fleet.
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 Zonguldak Province Summary
The city of Zonguldak is the capital of the province (estimated population in 2002 of 684,000) of the same name.
Zonguldak is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey.
Its adjacent provinces are Duzce to the southwest, Bolu to the south, Karabuk to the southeast, and Bartın to the east.
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 Sinop Bibliography
Hill, S. "The first season of rescue excavations at Çiftlik (Sinop)," Anatolian Studies 45: 219-32.
"The Colonisation of Sinope and the South-East Black Sea Area," in O. Lordkipanidze (ed.), Local Ethno-political Entities of the Black Sea Area in the 7th-4th Centuries B.C. (Tbilisi): 207-23.
Ivantchik,A. Die Grundung von Sinope und die Probleme der Angfansphase der griechischen Kolonisation des Scwarzmeergebiets," in G. Tsetskhladze (ed.), The Colonisation of the Black Sea Area (Stuttgart): 297-330.
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Sea Transportation The port of the Sinop province is located at the city center.
Air Transportation The distance between the Sinop airport and the city center is approximately 8 km.
The Sinop Branch of The Turkish Airlines : (+ 90 - 368) 260 24 70
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