Sinop: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Türkiye.
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Services
Clearing out possible here
Good to know
Official frontier port (list of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism).
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Douane de Sinop (Sinop Gümrük Müdürlüğü)
Customs
Sinop Limanı, 57002 Sinop
Opening hours : Lun-ven 8h-12h, 13h-17h
Port customs office (official list of Turkish customs offices); a yacht usually clears in through an agent, who issues the transit log.
Directions
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- ktb.gov.tr/EN-99341/entry-and-exit-of-foreign-flagged-yachts.html
- geonames.org/advanced-search.html?q=port&country=TR
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.