The city of Amasya is situated on the banks of the Yesilirmak River. Its name has not been changed since its founding in Hittite times. It bears its original name for 3000 years. According to Strabo, Amosis, the queen of the Amazons, was also born in Amasya. Al Strabo is the father of the science of geography that and was born in 69 BC in Amasya. The Amasya apple is one of the most delicious apples in Turkey grown in the valleys on the Yesilirmak river. Amasya is one of the cities that Tamerlane could not conquer and is where the Ottoman Empire is reborn. With the defeat of Bayezid I against Tamerlane at the Battle of Ankara in 1402, Crown Prince Mehmet I Chelebi again secured the union of the Ottoman Empire at Amasya. Fatih Sultan Mehmet (the Conqueror) and Yavuz Sultan Selim, grandson of Mehmet I Çelebi, served as rulers of the city of Amasya.
The Bayezid Mosque and the Sabuncuoglu Medical History Museum are the important historical heritages of the city that left many important works throughout the Ottoman Empire. A historic mansion built in the 1800s on the banks of Yesilirmak has been opened to visit as the Şehzadeler Museum. Here are presented the wax statues of the crown princes and sultans and the dresses of then times.
The river that surrounds the Amasya Fortress was a geographical protection of the castle against attack. On the slopes of the Amasya Fortress are the monumental tombs carved into the rocks. The five great tombs of Amasya are the most impressive archaeological remains of the Kingdom of Pontus.
The traditional house of Hazeranlar Konagi and Archaeological Museum of Amasya are other museums worth visiting.
The city of Amasya, which stands out with its historic houses, museum and fortress on the banks of the Yesilirmak River, one of the longest rivers in Anadolu, is a must-see for tourists.