Places to visit
Things to do in Sinop
36 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 36 described destinations within Sinop. The themes that come up most: History, Faith heritage, Museum, Culture, Local culture, Nature.
Districts of Sinop
Durak Han
According to the inscription of Durakhan, located next to İsmail Bey Camisi (Eski Cami) in Durağan district of Sinop province, it was built in 1246 by the Seljuk vizier Müinüddin Süleyman Pervane. The inn on the trade route between the Central Anatolia and Black Sea regions was referred to as Durakhan by the local people and travelers.
30 minutes
Seyit Bilal Türbesi
The tomb is on the left side of Cezayirli Ali Paşa Camisi, located on the Ada locality on the eastern side of Sinop. The door of the tomb is inside the mosque. As understood from the sarcophagus inscription inside the tomb, the structure was built in H 679 (M 1280) by his son Emir Beklemiş for Emir Tayboğa, son of İlbasmış, son of Koçkad, Oğul Beyoğlu, son of Hoca Ebubekir, known as Yaş Bey.
20 minutes
Sultan Hatun Türbesi
The tomb is on the left side of Cezayirli Ali Paşa Camisi, located on the Ada locality on the eastern side of Sinop. The door of the tomb is inside the mosque. As understood from the sarcophagus inscription inside the tomb, the structure was built in H 679 (M 1280) by his son Emir Beklemiş for Emir Tayboğa, son of İlbasmış, son of Koçkad, Oğul Beyoğlu, son of Hoca Ebubekir, known as Yaş Bey.
20 minutes
Paşa Tabyası
The bastion, located on the Karakum road on the east of the peninsula, was built in the 19th century in order to ensure the security of the shipyard against dangers that might come from the sea and to protect the ships in the harbor. It is in the shape of a ნახევარმoon. In the lower section of the structure, which has 11 cannon emplacements above, there are large spaces used as an arsenal and barracks, and a cellar.
30 minutes
Etnografya Müzesi
The building is a typical late 18th-century mansion. The structure is three storeys high, with a rubble-stone foundation and ground floor, and main floors of a mixed timber frame and brick construction. The mansion, whose front façade faces the street and rear façade looks onto the building’s garden, is entered through the main gate with a clerestory window in the middle of the façade. On the ground floor, which is divided into spaces and details such as the storehouse and large service sections, the kitchen, and the fountain, the walls were built of rubble stone.
45 minutes
Balatlar Yapi Topluluğu
It is the only structure in Sinop whose true function can be determined after the large remains of walls belonging to the Late Roman Imperial Period. It is also stated in historical sources that it consisted of a bath-gymnasium-palaestra combination. Of this large group of structures, only three halls have survived to the present day. Surface surveys carried out in the surrounding area show that the structure spread over a wide area.
45 minutes
İnalti Mağarası
The cave, located within the borders of İnaltı Village, 40 kilometers from Ayancık District, is at an altitude of 1070 meters above sea level. There is vehicle access to within 50 meters below the cave. From here, the cave entrance can also be reached by stairs. There is a wide landing at the cave entrance. İnaltı Cave is extremely suitable for tourism use both because of the characteristics of its stalactites and stalagmites inside the cave and the beauty of its natural surroundings.
45 minutes
Sarikum Tabiatı Koruma Alanı
Deniz seviyesinde olan Sarıkum Tabiatı Koruma Alanı, göl, ormanlar, yalancı maki toplulukları, kıyı kumulları, deniz kıyısı kayalıkları, sulak çayırlar, ağaçlandırma sahaları, tarım alanları ve yerleşim birimlerinden oluşmaktadır. Alan, içerisinde zenginlik ve çeşitlilik içeren bir çok ekosistemin bulunması sebebiyle 1987 yılında Tabiatı Koruma Alanı olarak ayrılmış, 1991 yılında da I. Derece Doğal Sit Alanı ilan edilmiştir.
45 minutes
Terelek Kaya Mezarı
It is located on the western slope of Kepez (Terelek) Rock, 15 kilometers from Durağan District. The cylindrical column bases, tapering from bottom to top, are in the shape of a semicircle cut off at the top. The shaft rises on the cut part. The spaces are close to square. The left side of the tomb has three plain moldings, and the right side has two. Under the three moldings on the left, there is a relief of a lion lying down with its two legs stretched forward. The part of the lion's head projecting beyond the facade of the tomb is broken.
45 minutes
Çeçe Sultan Türbesi
Çeçe Sultan Tomb, located within the borders of Yenikent Town in Gerze District, is a single-storey, single-space structure dating from the Seljuk Period. On the right side of the front facade, there is a small arched entrance door with edges made of cut stone. Above the door, there is a small rectangular inscription written in the Seljuk script style on stone. Inside the tomb building, there are 8 sarcophagus graves.
45 minutes
Ambarkaya Kaya Mezarı
The tomb was carved into a limestone rock at a height of 20 metres in Karadiğin Mahallesi, to the east of Durağan District and on the southern bank of Gökırmak. At the front, there is the facade of three columns and a triangular pediment section. Behind the columns, the rock was carved to create an antechamber, and on the right side, entry was made through a small door into a rectangular burial chamber, also formed by carving. Inside the chamber, there are two klines. The ceiling and floor are flat.
45 minutes
Bazalt Kayaliklari
The Basalt Rocks, discovered in recent years, are located 15 kilometers from Boyabat in the Fındıklık locality near Kurusaray Village. The rocks, located in 3 valleys close to each other, are 30-40 meters high and consist of 4-5-6 sided columns. When viewed from above, the polygonal-looking block stones are in the form of a honeycomb, and when viewed from the front, they are in the form of a pile of block stones with thin, long prismatic bodies lined up side by side.
45 minutes
Deniz Şehitleri Anıti
This Monument was built in memory of the sailors who were martyred in the raid carried out by the Russian Navy on Sinop in 1853. After the raid, the naval soldiers who were martyred were buried collectively in this area. Since the area where the graves were located was on the roadside at that time, it was first enclosed with stone walls and railings in 1857 by Kaptan-ı Derya Mehmet Ali Paşa.
45 minutes
İsfendiyaroğullari Türbesi - Candaroğullari Türbesi
The Tomb, located in the northeast corner of the courtyard of Alâeddin Camisi, contains the graves of Celalettin Beyazıt of the Candaroğulları, his son İsfendiyar, İsfendiyar’s son İbrahim Bey, and persons belonging to this family. It is not known on what date and by whom the tomb, which has no construction inscription, was built. Its vakfiye is recorded as “İbrahim Bey.” The tomb is a north-south oriented, rectangular-planned, single-domed structure.
45 minutes
Salar Köyü Kaya Mezarı
The tomb monument, created by smoothing the limestone rock surface, consists of three columns and an entrance section at the front, and a rectangular burial chamber at the back, formed by carving the main rock mass. At the front are the columns; behind the columns, an antechamber was formed by carving the rock, and there is a rectangular burial chamber, also formed by carving, with a small rectangular door near the right edge. Inside the chamber there is a kline.
45 minutes
Akgöl
Akgöl, located to the south of Ayancık District, is an artificial pond formed by the confluence of two streams flowing through the dense fir forests around it. In 1991, by a Council of Ministers Decision, its name was changed to Akgöl Yaylası and it was declared a tourism center. The lake covers an average area of 3 dönüm. There are picnic areas in the forests around the lake, which is suitable for day trips.
45 minutes
Kaleyazisi Cami / Mehmed Ağa Cami
Construction was begun by Mehmed Ağa in 1651, and in 1909 it was repaired and renovated by the local people, and a short minaret made of cut stone was also added to its northwest corner. It is also thought that the rubble-stone walls on the front facade of the mosque were covered with wood during this restoration. Today, with the first floor of the front facade and the roof pediment clad in wood, the building gives the appearance of a wooden house from the front.
45 minutes
Fetih Baba Mescidi
Originally square-planned, this structure had its northern side demolished within the scope of road widening works in the 1970s and was pulled toward the south, and today it has a transverse-plan appearance, with the harim section remaining only large enough to accommodate 2 rows. The front facade of this structure, which was built of cut stone material, is covered with a wooden roof and traditional tiles.
20 minutes
Seyyid Bilal Türbesi
The tomb is on the left side of Cezayirli Ali Paşa Camisi, located on the Ada area on the eastern side of Sinop. The door of the tomb is inside the mosque. According to the inscription on the sarcophagus inside the tomb, the structure was built in H 679 (M 1280) by his son Emir Beklemiş for Emir Tayboğa, son of İlbasmış, son of Koçkad, son of Oğul Bey, son of Hoca Ebubekir, who was known as Yaş Bey.
45 minutes
Hacı Ömer Cami / Tersane Cami / İskele Cami / Gümrük Cami
It is in the Tersane area. It was rebuilt in 1903 by Hacı Çerkez Ömer Efendi, one of the notables. Previously, on the site of this mosque, there was a wooden mosque known as İsmail Ağa Gümrük Camisi. Although it is rumored that the first patron of this wooden mosque was a person named Karpuzcu oğlu Mehmed Ağa, the date of construction is unknown. Since the patron of Kaleyazısı Camisi was also a benefactor named Mehmed Ağa, it is likely that the person who had this wooden mosque built was the same person.
45 minutes
Durakhan
It was built in 1265 by the Seljuk Vizier Müinüddin Süleyman Pervane. It is in the Durağan district center. There is a courtyard in the middle and 13 rooms around the courtyard. Located on the trade route between the Central Anatolia and Black Sea regions and called Durak Han by the local people and travelers, the inn has been an important accommodation center in every period due to this location.
45 minutes
Ağcaçal Mağarası
It is located in the Ağcaçal area in the upper part of Cevizlibağ Village, 25 kilometres from Durağan District. Some of the columns at the entrance of the cave, which are reported to have formed naturally over millions of years, have been damaged by treasure hunters and unconscious citizens. Despite this, there are many figures in the galleries in the lower sections formed as a result of limestone dissolution.
45 minutes
Buzluk Yaylası
Buzluk Plateau, located 15 kilometers north of Durağan District, has various tourism opportunities (plateau, mountain-nature, etc.). The most important feature of Buzluk Plateau, at an altitude of 1150 meters where the infrastructure system is developed (stabilized road, drinking water, electricity, telephone), is that in the cave located here, the formation of ice can be observed in the summer months and hot water in the winter months.
45 minutes
Paşa Tabyaları
The bastion, located on the Karakum road on the east of the peninsula, was built in the 19th century in order to ensure the security of the shipyard against dangers that might come from the sea and to protect the ships in the harbor. It is in the shape of a ნახევარმoon. In the lower section of the structure, which has 11 cannon emplacements at the top, there are large spaces used as an arsenal and barracks, and a cellar.
45 minutes
Yakupağa Konağı
It is located in Gerze District and is one of the examples of civil architecture. All the windows of the building have sash frames. It has a hipped roof and is covered with grooved tiles. Inside, the ceilings and walls of the rooms have very rich ornamentation. Flowers in various colors and geometric motifs adorn the entire ceiling, cupboard doors and walls, and are unique works of art.
45 minutes
Hatunlar Türbesi
It is a typical Candaroğlu tomb with a square plan and a single dome. There are two sarcophagi inside the tomb. Since the tomb has no construction inscription, there is no clear information about when and in whose name it was built. However, according to the inscription on the inner side of the headstone of the sarcophagus on the left; the name İskender Kızı Ture Hatun is mentioned.
20 minutes
Cezayirli Ali Paşa Cami
It is adjacent to the Tomb of Seyit İbrahim Bilal Hazretleri. It is not known when and by whom the mosque was first commissioned; it was repaired in 1866 by Cezayirli Ali Paşa and in 1896 by Sultan Abdülhamit Han. It also has a minaret built in 1874.
20 minutes
Diranaz Soğuksu Mevkii
Its surroundings are covered with fir trees. The drinking water located in the forest is known to be healing.
45 minutes
Saray Mescidi
According to the inscription above its entrance gate, this Mosque, known as Saray Camii and understood to have been built in 1375 during the period of Candaroğlu Beyi Sultan Celaleddin (Kötürüm) Bayezid, was built of cut stone. It has a rectangular plan close to a square and is covered with a dome. Saray Camii is the largest example of this plan type in Sinop.
20 minutes
Buzluk Mağarası
It is located 13 km north of Durağan District. The entrance of the cave, which is entered vertically, is quite wide. After descending for a while into the depth of the cave, where there is an intense air current, there are places resembling rooms. Naturally formed ice is found here. In the summer months, since the air current is stronger, the amount of ice increases accordingly.
45 minutes
Erfelek Tatlıca Şelaleleri
It is in Tatlıca Village of Erfelek district. It consists of 28 large and small waterfalls lined up within the same valley. With this beauty, it has no equal in the world. A 2-hour walk to be taken in a narrow valley 2 km long, by the waterfalls and within beech forests, is quite enjoyable and exciting.
30 minutes
Hamsilos Tabiat Parkı
The rather smooth coasts of the Black Sea are interrupted by protrusions formed by important capes such as the Sinop Peninsula. The Sinop Peninsula consists of two extensions (peninsulas): İnceburun, located at the northernmost tip of Turkey, and Boztepe (Ada), where the city center of Sinop is located. Hamsilos Nature Park is located on the İnceburun extension.
45 minutes
Sinop Arkeoloji Müzesi
The first museology activities in Sinop began in 1921. The artifacts unearthed both from the necropolis in the west of the province, which is surrounded by walls, and from foundation excavations due to construction within the city, were initially kept in Mekteb-i İdadi.
45 minutes
Arkeoloji Müzesi
The Archaeology Museum is an important venue showcasing the historical artifacts of Sinop. It was reopened in 1970 as a modern building.
45 minutes
Tarihi Sinop Cezaevi
After the conquest of Sinop by the Anatolian Seljuks in 1214, an inner castle was built by order of Sultan İzzeddin Keykavus. The inner castle was formed by constructing a curtain wall on the western side of Sinop Castle, extending in a north-south direction parallel to the western walls, and while these walls were being built, many architectural pieces from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods (columns, column capitals, inscriptions, etc.) were used as spolia.
45 minutes
Boyabat Kalesi
It was established on one of two steep rocky hills facing each other in the Gökırmak Valley. The castle was built in accordance with the natural structure of the rocks. The structure, where finds from the Late Roman and Early Byzantine periods are also exhibited, shows the characteristics of an Ottoman Castle in its present form.
45 minutes