Sinop Historical Prison
Sinop is remembered with its Historic Prison, which has been the subject of movies, songs, and poems, which has made a name for itself apart from the harmony of green and blue surrounding the city, its history dating back thousands of years, and its special geographical location. After Sinop was conquered by the Anatolian Seljuks in 1214, an inner castle was built by the order of Sultan Izzeddin Keykavus. There are 11 bastions in the inner castle. The inner castle has also been used as a shipyard since its construction. The bastions of the inner castle, which have been used as a shipyard for a long time since the Seljuk Period, have been used as dungeons since 1560. The Historical Sinop Prison, which was once defined as the “Alkatraz of Anatolia” was closed in 1999 and converted into a museum.
