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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.
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 .
The castle is located 250 metres (820 ft) high on a rocky peninsula jutting into the Mediterranean Sea, which protects it from three sides. The wall which surrounds the castle is 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) long and includes 140 towers. 400 different cisterns were built to serve the castle. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Castles in Turkey" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of castles in ...
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 ...
Pamukkale, (Turkish pronunciation: [pa'muk̚kale]) meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey.The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing of thermal spring water.
This is a list of castles from around the world. By country Africa ... Castles in Switzerland; Castles in Turkey; Castles in Ukraine; Castles in the United Kingdom;
Yoros Castle (Turkish: Yoros Kalesi) is a ruined castle dating back to Byzantine times that stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea, to the north of Joshua's Hill, in Beykoz district, Istanbul, Turkey. It is commonly referred to as the Genoese Castle, due to Genoa’s possession of it in the mid-15th century.