Sinop Müzesi

One of the first museum activities in Turkey started in 1921 in Sinop. Artifacts and other objects of historical and cultural importance located in different parts of the city were initially preserved in a high school (Mekteb-i İdadi). In 1932, the items were transferred to Pervane Madrasa, an old religious school, where they formed the core of the Sinop Museum. The building was established as a museum and opened to the public in 1941. A museum director was appointed to the site in 1947.

A joint team of German and Turkish archaeologists led by Ludwig Budde and Ekrem Akurgal excavated in the center of Sinop and the Kocagöz Tumulus in Demirciköy between 1951 and 1953. Akurgal suggested that a special museum building be built in Sinop to house a large number of artifacts. In 1968, the city municipality donated property to Sinop city center containing a tomb from the Seljuk Empire and the remains of a Serapeum unearthed during excavations.

The two-storey museum building, located on Okullar Caddesi in the center of Sinop, was completed in 1970. A building renovation in 2001 allowed the museum to incorporate modern museological concepts. Its reopening took place in April 2006.