AREA: 5.862 km²

POPULATION: 265.153 (1990)

TRAFFIC CODE: 57

DISTRICTS: Sinop (center), Ayancık, Boyabat, Dikmen, Durağan, Erfelek, Gerze, Saraydüzü, Türkeli.

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.

National Parks And Forest Campsites

Gazi
Sinop
Tel: (368) 260 23 87

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Tel: (468) 261 67 67
Fax: (468) 261 48 68

Cultural Centers

Hall with 100 seating capacity for theater, conferences, etc.

125 m² Exhibition Hall
2 Art Workshops

Contact Address: Yenimahalle Okulaltı Sok. No:12 -
Sinop
Tel: (368) 261 30 23
Fax: (368) 261 48 68

State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate

İl Kültür Merkezi Binası Karantina Sok. No:12
SİNOP
Tel: (0 368) 261 67 62
Fax: 261 48 68

Museum

Sinop Museum
Address: Okullar Cad. - Sinop
Tel: (368) 261 19 75

Significant Days

Local Days of Celebration:

Atatürk’s Arrival at Sinop
Sinop
15 September

Festivals:

Sinop Festival
Sinop
1-3 August

Gerze Festival
Gerze
18-20 July

Ayancık Linen Festival
Ayancık
27-29 July

Festivities:

Children’s Festivities
Sinop
20-26 April

Hıdrellez Festivities
Sinop
First week of May

Hıdrellez Festivities
Boyabat
First week of May

Fairs:

Bektaşağa Fair
Sinop
6 May

Yeşiloba Fair
Türkeli
2-6 May

Güzelkent Village Fair
Türkeli
30 August-2 September

Hıdrellez Fair
Türkeli
6 May

Yazıcı Village Fair
Türkeli
1-3 August

Morza Fair
Türkeli
9-11 August

Saraydüzü Fair
Saraydüzü
In September

Uluköy Fair
Uluköy / Saraydüzü
In September

Dikmen Fair
Dikmen
5-12 September

Saray Fair
Dikmen
12-16 September

Çalboğaz-Boypınarı Fair

Gerze
14-18 September

Ayancık Fair
Ayancık
18-21 September

Erfelek (Karasu) Fair
Erfelek
21-26 September

Yenikent Fair
Yenikent / Gerze
21-26 September

Karlı Fair
Karlı Village / Gerze
28 September-1 October

Türkeli Fair
Türkeli
6-8 October

Boyabat Fair
Boyabat
21-24 October

Autumn Fair
Durağan
1-7 November

Kabalı Fair
Sinop
12-16 September

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