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[email protected] www.ekinyazim.com Managing Director Halim Buluto€lu Director Periodicals and Books Cihan Yi€in Text Baki Sar›sakal (Samsun central text) Dilek Safer Art Director Murat Kezli Photo Metin ‹fller, Tansu Tekin Ekin Group archive Samsun Culture and Tourism Directorate archive Samsun Metropolitan Municipality archive fienol Kocatepe Çarflamba, Kutlukent, Ladik, Ayvac›k, Tekkeköy, Asarc›k districts officers archives Printed by Seçil Printhouse Tel:+90 212 629 06 15 4th print, September 2011 Hüseyin AKSOY Governor of Samsun Samsun Samsun, the place where the Great Leader Atatürk started the National Liberation Crusade and the place where he took the first step towards it, is one of the cities of the Black Sea Region with the highest potential of tourism thanks to its natural, historical and cultural richness, and its sea, land, air and railway transportation capabilities. Samsun has a 6000 year old history which has been the host of many different cultures and has become an important cultural and trading center of Anatolia since its establishment.