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Culture · Samsun, Sinop & Ordu · İlkadım

Bandırma Ferry Museum

Bandırma Vapuru Müzesi

A full-size replica of the steamship that brought Mustafa Kemal to Samsun on 19 May 1919, the date Türkiye marks as the start of its War of Independence.

  • Hours not verified Check on site before you go
  • Visit ~30 min–1 h
  • Museum Pass

Directions See it on the Samsun, Sinop & Ordu map

Build a day-by-day plan with closing-day warnings and ticket totals.

What to see

The ship stands on the seafront; its decks and cabins are set up as they might have been on the voyage, with figures and displays about the crossing from Istanbul.

Half an hour to an hour; the park around it has the open-air Independence War museum area.

On and around 19 May the seafront is packed for national celebrations.

Getting there

On the seafront in Samsun's İlkadım district; the city tram runs along the coast nearby.

Transport lines are general directions, not checked against the operator's timetable.

Nearest rail & tram stops

  • Tramvay Belediye Evleri in Turkish Tram stop ~150 m~3 min walk (estimate)
  • Tramvay Mavi Işıklar in Turkish Tram stop ~600 m~10 min walk (estimate)

Straight-line distance; the walking time adds a rough allowance for detours. Stops on operating lines only (OpenStreetMap, via ilçemde, our sister directory); station pages open on ilçemde and show what is around each station (in Turkish — names, phone numbers and map work in any language).

Open in OpenStreetMap See it on the Samsun, Sinop & Ordu map

Nearby

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Eat & drink nearby

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Listings from ilçemde, our sister directory; ratings from the map service shown. We don't rank by payment. Nearer places come first (within 300 m, then 700 m), then ratings weighted by how many reviews they have. Opening hours can change; “Open now” uses Istanbul time.

Where to stay nearby

İlkadım (Samsun centre) has 18 places to stay licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Ministry list, counted on ilçemde on 30 Sep 2026).

Hotels and guesthouses in İlkadım ↗

How we rank: Nearby Ministry-licensed places first (matched to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism list), then other places by distance band (within 5 km, 15 km, 40 km; straight line) and public map ratings and review counts. A licensed place never jumps ahead of a closer band. Places more than 25 km away in another town are shown only when there are few options nearby. No business pays to be listed. A high score from a handful of reviews counts for less than a slightly lower score from hundreds. Ratings and counts come from ilçemde's data (source shown on each card, checked 1 Oct 2026); read the reviews themselves on the map services.

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Pharmacies on duty tonight in İlkadım ↗ The list changes every day; on-duty pharmacies stay open when the others are closed.

About this page

Location: Wikidata Q4232616 (P625). Ticket, hours and closing days: only from the operator's own pages; anything we could not confirm there is marked “Not verified”. Last checked 30 Sep 2026.