Trabzon

Trabzon is a provincial capital and port on the eastern Black Sea coast. Greek settlers from Miletus named it Trapezus. It was the capital of the Empire of Trebizond until the Ottoman conquest in 1461.

Walled Ortahisar, the old quarter, lies between the Zağnos and Kuzgun valleys. Its Fatih Mosque, built as the Church of Panagia Chrysokephalos, has been a mosque since 1461. Hagia Sophia, west of the centre, was built under Emperor Manuel I in the 13th century. A museum from 1964, it has been a mosque since 2013. Boztepe hill has tea gardens and a viewing terrace. The Atatürk Pavilion in Soğuksu, about 7 km southwest, was a banker's summer house. Atatürk first stayed there in 1924 and wrote part of his will in it.

The centre is Atatürk Square (Meydan) with the pedestrian Uzun Sokak. The airport is on the coast east of the city. Rain is likely in every season. Check opening hours first.