Trabzon is in the Eastern Karadeniz region of Turkey. My overnight bus arrived 5 am which was 2 hrs ahead of schedule. The bus driver was concerned about my safety so he requested a free service shuttle to ship me to my hotel. 
Trabzon was a major trade centre since times immemorial, and visited by among many others. In medieval times, city served as the capital of Empire of Trebizond, which was ruled by Komnenos family—which also provided several emperors to the Byzantine throne inConstantinople. The longest surviving rump Byzantine state, Trabzon was captured by Ottoman Turks in 1461, almost a decade after the fall of Constantinople.
I walked around the city while waiting for my Iranian visa.
Aya Sofya Museum. A beautiful and picturesque church converted into a mosque and later into a museum that still has stunning frescoes within—just like its namesake in Istanbul. There is a peaceful open-air tea garden on the grounds.
There are good view from a top of mountain over the whole city.
Trabzon is right next to the black sea and
harvests a lot of fish. I trued fish soup and Hamsi Balik (Anchovies or sprat) which were delicious and very economical.
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