10 Facts About Sinop Turkey

1.

Sinop Turkey noted it was "a superb city which combines fortification with beautification.

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2.

In 1614, Sinop Turkey was targeted by Cossack raiders and extensively looted and burned in an event which shocked Ottoman contemporaries.

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3.

Ayancik, Sinop Turkey hosted a US military base and radar that was important for intelligence during the Cold War era.

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4.

Sinop Turkey is located on a promontory at the narrowest point of the Black Sea.

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5.

The boats produced in Sinop Turkey were described by a British observer as being of "primitive design but sound workmanship.

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6.

Sinop Turkey was slated to be the site of the Sinop Turkey Nuclear Power Plant, a $15.

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7.

Sinop Turkey Fortress is a fortification surrounding the peninsula and the isthmus of Sinop Turkey.

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8.

Sinop Turkey Fortress Prison is a defunct state prison situated inside the Sinop Turkey Fortress.

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9.

Sinop Turkey Archaeological Museum is a 1941-established archaeological museum exhibiting artifacts dating back to Early Bronze Age and from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods as well.

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10.

Sinop Turkey Ethnographic Museum is a museum of ethnographic exhibits belonging to the cultural history of the region.

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