Sinop

Research carried out around Sinop shows that the first settlements here date back to 4500 BC. The name of Sinop passes as Sinuwa in Hittite documents. City, which is called Sinope in Hellenic language, takes the shape of Sinop, which is used in these days. Sinop citys is a colony city, founded under the name of Sinope by Miletians in B.C. 756. After city is ruled by Phyrygians, Cimmerians, Persians, Macedonians; city remains within the boundaries of Pontus state in 303 B.C. and it becomes second capital of Pontus state in 169 B.C..

The city, which came under Roman rule in 67 BC, remained under Eastern Roman (Byzantine) rule from 395 to 1213. Sinop is ruled by the Anatolian Seljuk Empire and Pervanoğulları, respectively, between 1214-1292 and then Candaroğulları Beylic between 1292-1461. Sinop was incorporated into the Ottoman lands in 1461. Sinop is a very rich city in terms of ancient works. The most important work is Sinop Castle. There are many works belonging to the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. Sinop Castle was built during the reign of Pontus King VI. Mithridates in B.C.72. The castle is composed of two sections which are citadel and bailey. While the north walls of the castle protect the city from the sea, its land side is reinforced with a deep defensive moat. The castle has four gates. On the north, east and south walls of the castle there are inscriptions dating from the Turkish period.

During the Ottoman and Turkey Republic periods, the citadel was used as a prison in Sinop, but it is also famous for having housed famous journalists and writers of the time.
Alaeddin Mosque, built by the order of Alaeddin Mosque, built by the order of Alaeddin Keykubat in 1214.
Palace Mosque, built by the order of Candaroglu Calelattin Bayezit in 1374,
Cezayirli Ali Pasha Mosque, belonging to the Seljuk period,
Seyit Bilal Tomb,
Meydan Kapı Mosque,
Fetih Baba Small Mosque dated 1353,
Mehmet Ağa Small Mosque dated 1648;
Süleyman Pervana Madrasah, built by the order of Seljuk Vizier Suleyman Pervane in 1262,
1322 dated Ghazi Çelebi Tomb,
1393 dated Sultan Hatun Tomb,
Isfendiyaroğulları Tomb, 1289 dated Lion Fountain,
1358 dated Ulu Bey Fountain,
1448 dated Ismail Bey Fountain, are some of the other old works located in the city.
Works belonging to ancient bronze, archaic, classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine periods, as well as ethnographic works and icons of the 19th century are exhibited in Sinop Museum.