Map of Samsun, Turkey

Samsun is the administrative centre of Samsun, Turkey, with a population of about 394,050. It lies at 41.2798°N, 36.3361°E. Samsun is about 331 km (205 mi) northeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Çarşamba, 33 km to the east.

Samsun at a glance

Where is Samsun?

• The 34th largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 11 min on the shortest day to 15 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Samsun

• Çarşamba — 33 km east
• Bafra — 48 km northwest
• Erbaa — 71 km south
• Suluova — 76 km southwest
• Ünye — 81 km east
• Amasya — 81 km southwest
• Merzifon — 86 km southwest
• Niksar — 92 km southeast
• Fatsa — 102 km east
• Turhal — 102 km south

Largest cities in Samsun

• Bafra — 92,944
• Çarşamba — 50,459

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.