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Samsun

American  
[sahm-soon] / sɑmˈsun /

noun

  1. a city in N Turkey, in Asia.


Samsun British  
/ ˈsɑmsun /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Amisus.  a port in N Turkey, on the Black Sea. Pop: 395 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It did not give an updated position for the vessel, whose location was last listed on November 21 when it was said to be travelling from the Turkish port of Samsun to Russia's Rostov-on-Don.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

It says the TQ Samsun left on Sunday - a claim backed by Reuters news agency.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2023

Ukrainian officials did not immediately comment on whether the ship, the Turkish-flagged TQ Samsun, had left Odesa.

From Reuters • Jul. 16, 2023

Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea coastal provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, Sinop and Samsun on Wednesday caused the flooding.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2021

A few days later, just as they were pulling into Samsun, the American destroyer John D. Edwards spotted the San Georgio, hailed her and inquired about Nelka.

From Nelka Mrs. Helen de Smirnoff Moukhanoff, 1878-1963, a Biographical Sketch by Moukhanoff, Michael

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