Amasya

The history of Amasya province, located in the Central Black Sea region, dates back to the Hittites. Amasya, which attained great importance during the Ottoman period, became one of the five largest cultural centers of Anatolia where many scientists and Ottoman princes were educated. The province has been described as “the Oxford of Anatolia” by European tourists. Murat II and Yavuz Sultan Selim grew up here. Amasya also played an important role in the National War of Independence. Mustafa Kemal, who landed in Samsun on May 19, 1919, came to Amasya on June 12, 1919. The plans for the National War of Independence were drawn up and the dates of the Erzurum and Sivas Congresses were decided upon here. The “Amasya Circular” published on June 22, 1919, stated that the independence of the nation can only be achieved by the will and determination of the nation itself.