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56 results. From the pens, photographs, and memories of those who live here.
Where to Stay in Amasra? A Neighbourhood-by-Neighbourhood Guide
Where to stay in Amasra?
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Astoria Grande's Visits to Amasra
When Astoria Grande docks, the Çekiciler Bazaar fills with Russian tourists and the town buzzes with life.
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Rod Fishing in Amasra and the Flavor Culture from Sea to Table
Rod fishing on Amasra's pier, seasonal Black Sea catches, and how fresh fish travels from the water straight to the table in this cherished coastal town.
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Retracing the Footsteps of the Past at Amasra Museum
A Hadrian torso, Roman amphorae, bronze coins and an ancient garden: Amasra Museum's stone building on the Small Harbour shore preserves thousands of years of the city's memory.
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A Black Sea Tale in the Shadow of Clouds: Amasra
Sunlight filtering through storm clouds turns the Black Sea into a living painting.
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Three Thousand Years of Amasra: A Brief History of a Town
From Sesamos to Amasra: how did this peninsula, through which Phoenicians, Byzantines, Genoese and Ottomans passed over three thousand years, come to look as it does today?
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The Pleiades-Setting Storm
The Pleiades-Setting Storm may blow in two days' time, on 2 December.
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Amasra Castle, Kemere Bridge, and Direkli Kaya: a comprehensive guide to accommodation options and the top sights for visitors to this Black Sea coastal town.
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Amasra 1 July Maritime and Cabotage Day
In 2020, Amasra marked Maritime and Cabotage Day under the shadow of Covid-19.
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A Conversation with Necdet Sakaoğlu on the First World War in Amasra
In our recent history, within the last 150 years, there have been three great mobilizations.
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Five Roads to Amasra
Lakes Route, Saffron Route, eastern coast, western coast and by sea: five different routes to Amasra and the scenery each one offers along the way.
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Amasra Is Just Right — Now
The 2019 season is around the corner: Amasra is sunny and not yet crowded.
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In Memory of Prof. Dr. SEMAVİ EYİCE…
One of the foremost authorities in Turkey and the world in his field, author of nearly 400 works, art historian and Byzantologist Prof.
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Amasra Is a Museum City
What heritage riches could make Amasra a true museum city?
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A Difficult but Colourful Journey to Uluyayla
Uluyayla is a high plateau in the Ulus district of Bartın, averaging 1,000 metres in altitude.
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Amasra Sunrise on Eid al-Adha Morning
Amasra sunrise on Eid al-Adha morning 2017.
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Amasra Was Again Very Crowded During the Holiday
Drone photos capture Amasra overflowing with visitors during the holiday season, showing just how magnetic this Black Sea town is for Turkish travelers.
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Diving in Amasra
In 1939, Amasra's only diver Muhtar Hasan salvaged an 800-tonne sunken ship — a story recovered by the Amasra Sailing Club to honour the town's legendary mariners.
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The Naval Seaplane Station in Amasra
In 1922 a secret seaplane station was established in Amasra's small harbour: smuggled Gotha flying boats attacked Greek warships from the Black Sea during the War of Independence.
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Fishermen of Amasra
A 1972 photograph of Amasra's anchovy fishermen aboard Captain Talip's boat at Zonguldak Harbour: their nicknames, their stories, and the hardships of winter fishing.
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What a Shipwreck Could Do
The ship 'Rize' sank in Amasra harbour during the 1931 storm and spent twenty years as the town's favourite diving spot — and the ŞAHİN wreck's story from the Sakaoğlu archive.
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Timelapse in Amasra
We present "Timelapse in Amasra" — a film assembled from thousands of photographs captured using the timelapse technique in Amasra.
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Short Film Featuring Aerial Footage of Bartın
Ferhat and Yaman Güngör shot this short ayFly film from the air, capturing Bartın's bays and coastline and revealing the province's stunning bond with sea and nature.
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A Journey from Saz Lake to the Lava Columns
The "Suyun Peşinde" group on the western side of Bartın.
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The Suyun Peşinde Group Above the Skies of Amasra
Through the lenses of Ferhat Güngör and Hüseyin Çoban, this time the Suyun Peşinde Group takes to the skies above Amasra.
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A Hero of Story, Not of History: Barut Hüseyin
A hero of story, not of history.
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A New Three-Blazon Genoese Coat of Arms Discovered
A newly discovered three-blazon Genoese coat of arms from Amasra's inner castle features the Crusader Republic, Doria family, and Podestà emblems, now held at Amasra Museum.
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Amasra Devotee Güzin Arısoy Opens Painting Exhibition at the Museum
Güzin Arısoy, a devoted admirer who paints Amasra obsessively, opened an exhibition at Amasra Museum showcasing the town's harbour, scenery and historic fabric.
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Fishing in Amasra
Amasra's thousand-year fishing tradition: seasonal calendars, moonless-night bonito chases, and how this harbour city has always lived by the gifts the sea bestows.
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The Film 'Ali', Shot in Amasra, Opens in Cinemas on 22 March
The film Ali, starring Gürbey İleri and Hakan Meriçliler and filmed on location in Amasra, opens in Turkish cinemas on 22 March under director Ramazan Özer.
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Sunset in Amasra
Amasra's sunsets are legendary, but its sunrises are just as spectacular.
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I Am Reading in Amasra
Amasra High School's 2008 reading event brought together students, teachers, and local authors to celebrate books, with a national composition champion reading her work.
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What to Eat in Amasra
Atlantic bonito (palamut) and whiting (mezgit) from the Black Sea, Amasra Salad with koruk molasses, raki-balık (fish with raki), Black Sea anchovy village bread (hamsi köy ekmeği) and Black Sea pide — a food guide to Amasra.
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Where to Swim in Amasra
Large Harbour Beach, Small Harbour Beach, the Pier, and Direkli Kaya: a practical guide to the four best places to swim in Amasra and the best times to visit each.
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Autumn Has Truly Arrived in Amasra
Yellow leaves, Black Sea fish filling the restaurants, and quietening streets: autumn in Amasra offers a colourful escape far from the summer crowds.
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Sailing in Amasra
Amasra Sailing Club offers sailing courses for children and adults at its Large Harbour facility — another way to discover Amasra's connection with the sea.
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The '1st of May' Inscription in Amasra
Necdet Sakaoğlu investigates the French '1 May 1911' inscription carved into Amasra's breakwater — possibly the earliest stone-carved record of labour solidarity in Turkey.
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Looking at Amasra from a Helicopter
ÇEKÜL representative Hüseyin Çoban captured stunning aerial photographs of Amasra while ferrying a yacht client to the Çoban Maritime shipyard by helicopter.
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Bartın Virtual Tour — All of Bartın at Your Fingertips
Amasra.Net's bartinsanaltur.com takes every bay, historic site and natural area of Bartın province to your screen via 360-degree aerial panoramic VR photography.
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Treasure Hunters
A search for ancient rock tombs in the Kocareis and Durnuk area of Bartın: the group gets lost, finds a standing stone, discovers the hidden tomb, and essays on Lycian tombs.
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Not to Be Severed from the Sea and Nature: "The Last Beach"
The Last Beach documents how the Black Sea Coastal Motorway destroyed 542 kilometres of coastline.
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Those Who Earn Their Bread from Stone
Amasra.net guided the İZ TV documentary crew of Wilko's Caravan to Çambu village to discover the traditional stone-slate (taş saç) quarrying tradition still alive near Amasra.
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Photography Competition — Amasra High School
Amasra High School's 2006-2007 photography competition on 'Amasra's Urban Fabric' integrated into the geography curriculum: prize-winning images of Amasra through young eyes.
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Amasra Photonovel
Three photographers set out to catch the Amasra sunset from Ahatlar Hill, get lost in the dark, and find their way home: a comic photo-safari photonovel.
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Folk Songs and Folk Dances Evening
A folk songs and dances evening at Amasra's ATİ Cinema Hall brought groups from Zonguldak and Bartın together for a vibrant celebration of regional musical tradition.
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Folk Dancers Win First Place at the Festival
The folk dance team of Amasra's Fatih Sultan Mehmet Primary School came first at the children's games festival in Ankara on 10 May 2008, bringing pride to the whole town.
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Cities Belong to Their Children — The Little Hammam Project
Students, teachers and architects formed the Sketch Group for the Little Hammam Project in Amasra, setting out under the slogan 'Cities Belong to Their Children' to save a historic bath.
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Kostas Read It, We Understood!
A gravestone in Amasra Museum's garden is written in Greek letters but Turkish words.
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Cove by Cove Along the Black Sea
The Black Sea is a hard sea.
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"I Won't Stay Here — Let's Make It a Museum!"
The use of the Amasra District Governor's residence and the old İptidai Mektebi (primary school) — one of Amasra's important buildings — can be reconsidered.
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Chasing the Water
In pursuit of the waterfalls and springs that feed the River Bartın, we set out from the villages of Amasra towards Şenyurt (Zurnacı) village in Çakraz.
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The Suyun Peşinde Group in the İnpiri Caves
The Suyun Peşinde Group continues its excursions around Amasra.
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Governor's Cup Sailing Races
Amasra is one of the Black Sea's rare natural harbours and tourist towns.
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"A View of Amasra from Ankara" Painting Exhibition
Thirty-five paintings of Amasra and Bartın by Erkan Geniş's studio group went on display at Amasra Museum on 29 October, Republic Day, as part of the municipality's arts programme.
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CANSIN Set Sail with Hope and Passed Through Amasra
Seventeen-year-old Cansın Yemlihaoğlu, a solo sailor with cerebral palsy, called at Amasra harbour during Disability Week on a Black Sea voyage to raise awareness.
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ÇEKÜL Full Team in Amasra
Led by Prof.
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