Samsun - turkish Black Sea coast

DU999 · February 26th, 2010, 05:53 PM

Samsun is a city in northern Turkey, on the coast of the Black Sea, with a population of 725,111 as of 2007. It is the capital city of Samsun Province and an important port. Samsun was founded
as the colony Amisos by settlers from Miletus in the 7th century BC.
It's the city where Atatürk landed on May 19th 1919 to begin the fight against the foreign occupying forces.
Samsun is today an important turkish trade centre and the most important port on the Black Sea coast.
The city has also potential of being a tourism center in the near future.

source: samsun.bld.tr

February 26th, 2010, 05:53 PM	#1
DU999 Efes Pilsen Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,309 Likes (Received): 121	Samsun - turkish Black Sea coast Samsun is a city in northern Turkey, on the coast of the Black Sea, with a population of 725,111 as of 2007. It is the capital city of Samsun Province and an important port. Samsun was founded as the colony Amisos by settlers from Miletus in the 7th century BC. It's the city where Atatürk landed on May 19th 1919 to begin the fight against the foreign occupying forces. Samsun is today an important turkish trade centre and the most important port on the Black Sea coast. The city has also potential of being a tourism center in the near future. source: samsun.bld.tr __________________ DU999's Ankara journey Last edited by DU999; March 6th, 2010 at 01:51 AM.

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