Samsun placed at the Black Sea Region is one of the region cities has highest tourism potential with, natural historical and cultural riches, with facilities of marine, airway, and railroad transportation. Samsun preserved its importance and properties over time, for its being commencement point of the Turkish Independence War, by arrival of Atatürk at the date of 19 May 1919, to plan defence of homeland; Anatolia. The town is a very pleasant one and its very centre, Cumhuriyet Meydani (Republic Square), is near the modern and well-tended port. North of Cumhuriyet Meydani (at Atatürk Bulvari) is the Tourist Information Office.East of the tourist office there are Archaeological and Atatürk Museums. The archaeological museum displays many fine ancient artefacts, typical of the Samsun area. The Atatürk Museum features photographs and some personal belongings of "The Father of Turks"- Ataturk. (Open from 8:30 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00).
Don't leave without
- Visiting Samsun Archaeology and Ethnography Museum,
- Visiting the bronze statue, Honour Monument; symbolizing Ataturk's arrival at Samsun on May 19, 1919 to start the Turkish Independence War,
- Eating Samsun's pitta and fried pickle in restaurants at Kurupelit locality, tasting Bafra's creamy Turkish delight.
