Ünal, Aydınİnceöz, SerapÇelen, OnurÇilesiz, Emre2025-03-232025-03-2320222147-8775https://doi.org/10.21325/jotags.2022.1043https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/529968https://hdl.handle.net/11486/3621The Black Sea region is one of the regions of Turkey that draws attention with its natural beauties\rand history. It is extremely important to investigate the tourism potential of Sinop which is shown\ramong the cities that attract attention with its unique structure, originality and historical-cultural\rbeauties in the Black Sea region. Sinop is accepted as the happiest and most livable area of\rTurkey. The main purpose of the research is to determine the tourism potential of Sinop in terms\rof tourism. In line with the determined purpose, SWOT analysis was carried out according to the\rresearches made on this subject in the literature and the information on the official website of the\rSinop Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism. As a result of the SWOT analysis it has\rbeen determined that Sinop has a lot of strengths in tourism and has the necessary resources for\rculture and nature tourism. It has been concluded that the bed capacity of Sinop should be\rstrengthened and the related situation constitutes the weak side of Sinop. Regarding the\ropportunities, it has been determined that it is suitable for the development of new types of\rtourism as it is suitable for activities such as photography and sailing. The presence of stronger\rand more well-known destinations around Sinop seems to be a serious threat for Sinop.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessOtelcilikKonaklamaSpor ve TurizmÇevre ÇalışmalarıCoğrafyaArticle1021307131910.21325/jotags.2022.1043529968