Amasya

Amasya is a city in the Central Black Sea Department of the Black Sea region. Amasya, which has a history of 7500 years, is among the oldest settlements in Anatolia. Especially those who participate in Black Sea tours visit Amasya frequently and look closely at the beauties of Amasya.

History Of Amasya

Persia in the 6th century BC and Macedonia in the 4th century BC invaded by King Alexander the Great. The capital of the kingdom of Pontus was Amasya before it moved to Sinop. Amasya passed to the Roman Empire when the Romans defeated Mitridat in the 1st century BC. It passed into the hands of Byzantium, the continuation of the Roman Empire, in 355 BC. In 712, the Arabs conquered Amasya with Islamic armies. But after a while, the Byzantines took back Amasya. Shortly after the 1071 Battle of Malazgirt, it became the capital of Danişmendoğlu. Melik Danishmend Ahmed Ghazi conquered Amasya. Later, Amasya dominated by the Seljuks of Turkey and later by the Ilkhanids. After the escape of the governor-general of Ilkhanid Timurtas to Egypt, The Great Sheikh Hasan, who appointed in his place, sent Alaaddin Eratna to Anatolia by proxy. After a while, Eretna declared its independence and established the Principality of Eratna. After a while, Eretna declared its independence and established the Principality of Eratna. In 1360, Şadgeldi left the Beylik of Eratna and founded the Beylik of Amasya in Amasya. Yildirim Bayezid annexed Amasya to the Ottoman Empire in 1393. During the Ottoman period, it made a name as “City of Princes.” The second Ottoman Sultan Murad and Yavuz Sultan Selim Khan were born in Amasya. Fatih Sultan Mehmed Khan became governor of Amasya when he was eight years old. Suleyman Khan, the magnificent, often came to Amasya. The second Bayezid spent his martyrdom in Amasya.

Places To Visit Amasya

We can explain the places to see in Amasya as follows.