Free things to do in Trabzon

Free things to do in Trabzon

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   Hagia Sophia

   The city's top sight, a Byzantine church built in the 1250s, with beautiful frescoes, arches and friezes. It became a mosque in 2013 whereupon pre-Islamic features were covered up, but most of these were uncovered in 2020. The free-standing bell tower was added in 1427; nothing remains of the monastery.

   24 hr·Free

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   History Museum

   Ortahisar Tarih Müzesi

   Restored mansion with photographs, documents and artefacts describing the city in the Ottoman and Republican periods. Signage is only in Turkish.

   Daily 09:00-17:00·Free

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   Science Museum

   Özdemir Bayraktar Bilim Merkezi

   Majoring on space and aerospace, with planetarium. M-F it may be booked out to school groups.

   Tue-Fri 08:00-17:00, Sat Sun 09:00-18:00·Free

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   St Anne's Church

   Küçük Ayvası Kilise

   Dinky little Greek Orthodox basilica from 6th / 7th century AD, one of the oldest buildings in the city. It fell out of use when the Greeks were deported and many frescos were painted over, but in 2021 / 22 it was all restored.

   24 hours·Free

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   Yenicuma Mosque

   Church of Saint Eugenius

   Built in the 13th century as a church dedicated to Saint Eugenius, the patron saint of the city. Eugenius was a martyr under the persecutions of Diocletian around 305 AD. His holy intercession supposedly saved the city from Turkish assault in 1224, but did nothing to halt the conquest by Mehmet in 1461. The church was thereafter converted to a mosque, which remains in use and is only open for prayer times.

   Free

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   İskender Paşa Mosque

   Built by governor İskender Pasha in 1559, and extensively restored in 1882. Its medressah and graveyard have been lost.

   24 hours·Free

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   Silk Road Museum

   Ipekyolu Müzesi

   Exhibits connected to the silk road trade.

   Mon-Fri 08:30-17:30·Free

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Trabzon (CC BY-SA 4.0).