It has been over two years I have not been to my fathers home town. As Turkish Airlines started flights between Istanbul and Sinop now there is an alternative for the hectic 12 hours bus journey. Also another good reason I have was to see my fathers boat in the sea, which he has been struggling to build for three years. Sinop is a very old port city of Anatolia whose history dates back to the Hitite times, the first civilization founded in Anatolia. As having a good natural port and located on a peninsula which can easily be protected, it was always an important trading town. Its name comes from the daughter of the river god in Greek mythology, whose name was Sinope. The town was also an important colony of Roman Empire and home
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