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Abstract enOne of the seaboard cities, which had been getting importance in the 19th century, was Samsun.Samsun, center of Canik Sanjak, was also the door of the interior Anatolian cities opening to the sea. However a port, which was going to stand up against Blacksea’s very rough waves, hadn’t been built. As commerce and ship traffic were increasing, requirement of building a big portin Samsun was also increasing. Babıali was also claiming that it was a necessity to build a big port but Babıali also was putting an emphasis on that the cost of building the port should be paid by local resources. In conclusion, surveys for the port were done but the port couldn’t been built during the Tanzimat. In this study, Samsun port projects and the reasons for their failure are investigated

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