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Castles in Turkey were built in the Ancient and Medieval Times. The Turkish names for castle are kale , şato and hisar . Thus the names of some castles have -kale or -hisarı suffixes.
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Gavur Castle, formerly known as Ghiaour and Giaour castle, [1] all meaning infidel's castle (from Gavur), is a castle located in the Dereköy neighborhood of Haymana, on the road to the Kara Ömerli neighborhood.
Ankara Castle (Turkish: Ankara Kalesi) is a historic fortification in the city of Ankara, Turkey, constructed in or after the 7th century. The earliest fortification on the site was constructed in the 8th century BC by the Phrygians and rebuilt in 278 BC by the Galatians .
Kozan Castle (Medieval: Sis Castle Turkish: Kozan Kalesi) is a castle in Kozan, Adana Province, Turkey. The castle is situated on a 400 metres (1,300 ft) high hill at 37°26′30″N 35°48′35″E / 37.44167°N 35.80972°E / 37.44167; 35.80972 . 130 metres (430 ft) high Kozan city is just to the north of the castle
Bodrum Castle (Turkish: Bodrum Kalesi) is a historical fortification located in southwest Turkey in the port city of Bodrum, built from 1402 onwards, by the Knights of St John (Knights Hospitaller) as the Castle of St. Peter or Petronium. A transnational effort, it has four towers known as the English, French, German, and Italian towers ...
Bagras or Baghrās, ancient Pagrae (Greek: Πάγραι; Armenian: Պաղրաս, romanized: Paġras), is a town and its nearby castle in the İskenderun district of Turkey, in the Amanus Mountains. Strabo 's Geographica mentions it as being on the borders of Gindarus , "a natural stronghold" leading to the Amanian Gate or Amanides Pylae over ...
The two castles were constructed by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1463 to control the straits at their narrowest point. Kilitbahir's name, meaning "lock of the sea", reflects this defensive purpose. [ 1 ] Due to the protracted siege against Candia , the castle and Kale-i Sultaniye were repaired in order to fortify the Dardanelles.