Samsun

Samsun
Samsun
Metropolitan municipality
	Clockwise from top right: Samsunum-1 ship and coast, Statue of Honor, Atatürk Culture Centre, Bandırma Ferry and National Struggle Park Open Air Museum, Saathane Square, Store 55
	Emblem of Samsun Metropolitan Municipality
	Samsun Location of Samsun within Turkey Samsun Samsun (Black Sea)
	Coordinates: 41°17′25″N 36°20′01″E / 41.29028°N 36.33361°E
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Province	Samsun
Boroughs	List Atakum; Canik; İlkadım; Tekkeköy;
Government
• Mayor	Halit Doğan (AK Party)
Area
• Metropolitan municipality	1,055 km2 (407 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2021)
• Metropolitan municipality	1,356,079
• Density	573/km2 (1,480/sq mi)
• Urban	710,000
GDP
• Metropolitan municipality	TRY 74.830 billion; US$ 8.332 billion (2021)
• Per capita	TRY 54,873; US$ 6,110 (2021)
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (TRT)
Postal code	55
Area code	(+90) 362
Licence plate	55
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.samsun.bel.tr www.samsun.gov.tr

Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta (Greek: Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Ἀμισός), is a city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. Over 700,000 people live in the city.^[2] The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of over 1,350,000. The city is home to Ondokuz Mayıs University, several hospitals, three large shopping malls, Samsunspor football club, an opera house and a large and modern manufacturing district. The city is best known as the place where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk began the Turkish War of Independence in 1919.^[3]

^ "Statistics by Theme > National Accounts > Regional Accounts". www.turkstat.gov.tr. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
^ "İlçe ilçe nüfus istatistikleri" [County district population statistics]. www.haberturk.com (in Turkish). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ Özgören, Aydın (2019). La question du Pont-Euxin. Türk Tarih Kurumu. p. 135. ISBN 978-975-16-3633-1.

[1] "Statistics by Theme > National Accounts > Regional Accounts". www.turkstat.gov.tr. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

[2] "İlçe ilçe nüfus istatistikleri" [County district population statistics]. www.haberturk.com (in Turkish). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[3] Özgören, Aydın (2019). La question du Pont-Euxin. Türk Tarih Kurumu. p. 135. ISBN 978-975-16-3633-1.

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