Tokat Province · Turkey
Tokat travel guide
Tokat is a city in Tokat Province, Turkey, home to about 163,000 people.
- Best months
- May to October
- Nearest airport
- TJK14 km · Tokat Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Language
- Turkish
About
About Tokat
There are traces of a city back to Hittite times, and in the first century BC an independent kingdom of Pontus held out against the Romans. Julius Caesar, who'd been a mite distracted with Cleopatra, swiftly crushed the forces of Pontus at Zela, now Zila near Tokat, coining his famous phrase in a report to the Senate. There's nothing to see at the battle site, and the Romans didn't do much for the town. It was embellished and its castle reinforced by the Seljuks from the 11th century and the Ottomans from the 15th. Tokat was a trading centre, mined copper and fashioned textiles.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Tokat
See
- Tokat Castle
- Tokat Museum
- Ali Paşa Mosque
- Garipler Mosque
- Saat Kulesi
- Mevlevi Hane
Do
- Tokat Termal
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Where to stay
Hotels in Tokat
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dedeman Tokat | 3.2 km | |
| Grand Alin Hotel Tokat | 3.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Tokat
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tokat are May to October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; May is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Tokat: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokat Airport (TJK), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS, 63 km) and Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH, 105 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Tokat is 375 km east of Ankara, a 5 hour drive via D200 / 190 / 180. Tokat Airport (TKJ) has daily flights from Istanbul (IST) by Turkish Airlines, taking two hours. Their subsidiary Ajet fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) several days a week. The airport is 17 km west of city centre on D180. It was rebuilt 2018-22 and is a white elephant, oversized for its limited traffic. Buses from Istanbul take 12 hours. Buses from Ankara take six hours via Kırıkkale, Çorum and Amasya, heading for Samsun.
Getting around
Walk: most sights and amenities are on or near the north-south main avenue Gaziosmanpaşa Blv, usually abbreviated to GOP. Dolmuşes, buses and taxis ply along it, which you might want coming from the bus station or outlying hotels. The avenue is named for Osman Nuri Pasha (1832-1900), the field marshal who held up the Russian advance into Ottoman lands in Bulgaria. Seek directions from your hotel if you arrive by car into Sulusokak the east-west old road, it's fiendishly narrow and difficult to park.
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TJK · Tokat Airport
VAS · Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport
MZH · Amasya Merzifon Airport
Questions
Tokat: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tokat?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tokat are May to October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; May is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tokat?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokat Airport (TJK), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS, 63 km) and Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH, 105 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Tokat?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Tokat
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.