SBB Anakent Go Kart Tesisleri

In Samsun, on the Black Sea coast, this open-air karting complex run by the metropolitan municipality lays out seven hundred metres of track, enough for a genuine sporting layout rather than a simple leisure circuit. Set in the İlkadım district, it welcomes children and adults alike, and the length of the course leaves real chances to overtake and to work on your lines. It is a public facility built to bring motorsport to a wider audience in the region.

Karting stays open to all, with no licence or experience: a briefing, a helmet, and you head off to find your best lap. The format suits families as much as groups of friends out to race, and the municipal oversight ensures a safe and affordable setting. As the activity takes place outdoors on a coast known for its rain, it is best to check opening times by season before coming. People rarely leave after a single run, the urge to shave off a few seconds soon taking over.

Samsun is the largest city on the Turkish Black Sea coast, a busy port turned towards trade and its university. Its long landscaped seafront, its waterside parks and its cable car offer fine walks, and the city cultivates its legend as an ancient city of the Amazons. Nature lovers find the Black Sea beaches nearby, the green valleys of the hinterland and the Kızılırmak delta, a vast wetland rich in birds. The city is served by an airport and linked by road to the rest of the region.