Trabzon
A Black Sea port that was the last Greek empire, with a Byzantine church on the shore and monasteries up the hill. Green, wet, and unlike the rest of Turkey.
Trabzon in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Trabzon
Where to stay in Trabzon
Trabzon in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Trabzon
Boztepe or Mount Minthrion is a hill near Trabzon, in Turkey. It is located 3 kilometers southeast of the city center of Trabzon. The Değirmendere Valley lies to the east of Boztepe.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Oct 2025
The Fatih Mosque is a mosque in Ortahisar district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. It was originally built in Byzantine times as the Panagia Chrysokephalos Church, serving as both the catholicon for the see of Trebizond, and a church for a monastery. It was built sometime in the 10th or 11th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Francesco Bini · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hagia Sophia is a formerly Greek Orthodox church that was converted into a mosque following the conquest of Trabzon by Mehmed II in 1461. It is located in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey. It was converted into a museum in 1964 and back into a mosque in 2013.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Sasha India · CC BY 2.0
Ortahisar is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 235 km2, and its population is 335,628 (2022). The district and municipality Ortahisar was created at the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation from the former central district of Trabzon Province.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
Batuhan duz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Boztepe or Mount Minthrion is a hill near Trabzon, in Turkey. It is located 3 kilometers southeast of the city center of Trabzon. The Değirmendere Valley lies to the east of Boztepe.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Oct 2025
The Fatih Mosque is a mosque in Ortahisar district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. It was originally built in Byzantine times as the Panagia Chrysokephalos Church, serving as both the catholicon for the see of Trebizond, and a church for a monastery. It was built sometime in the 10th or 11th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Francesco Bini · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hagia Sophia is a formerly Greek Orthodox church that was converted into a mosque following the conquest of Trabzon by Mehmed II in 1461. It is located in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey. It was converted into a museum in 1964 and back into a mosque in 2013.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Sasha India · CC BY 2.0
Ortahisar is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 235 km2, and its population is 335,628 (2022). The district and municipality Ortahisar was created at the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation from the former central district of Trabzon Province.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
Batuhan duz · CC BY-SA 4.0
From the airport
When to go to Trabzon: May or Jun or Sep or Oct
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