Sinop Province

Sinop Province (Sinop ili; Σινώπη, Sinopi) is a province of Turkey, along the Black Sea. It is located between 41 and 42 degrees North latitude and between 34 and 35 degrees East longitude. Its area is 5,717 km2, equivalent to 0.73% of Turkey's total area, and its population is 220,799 (2022). The borders total 475 km and consists of 300 km of land and 175 km seaside borders. Its adjacent provinces are Kastamonu on the west, Çorum on the south, and Samsun on the southeast.

The provincial capital is the city of Sinop.

Rivers
Kızılırmak, Gökırmak, Sarsak çay, Karasu, Ayancık Suyu, Tepeçay, Çakıroğlu, Kanlıdere

Lakes
Sülüklü, Sarıkum

Bays
Hamsilos Bay

Districts
Sinop province is divided into 9 districts (capital district in bold):
 * Ayancık
 * Boyabat
 * Dikmen
 * Durağan
 * Erfelek
 * Gerze
 * Saraydüzü
 * Sinop
 * Türkeli

History
It was part of Kastamonu Vilayet during the late Ottoman period.