List of castles in Turkey
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.
Province | Name | Image or coordinates | Era of initial construction/ of present remains |
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Adana Province | |||
Yılankale | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | ||
Yumurtalık/Ayas | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | ||
Anavarza Castle | Roman Empire Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Crusaders | ||
Kizlar Kalesi | 36°50′39″N 35°36′30″E / 36.84417°N 35.60833°E / 36.84417; 35.60833 | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | |
Tumlu | 37°9′1″N 35°42′5″E / 37.15028°N 35.70139°E / 37.15028; 35.70139 | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | |
Kozan Castle | Assyrians Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Mamluk Egypt | ||
Afyonkarahisar Province | Afyonkarahisar Castle | Hittites Seljuks | |
Köroğlu | 38°56′54″N 30°52′48″E / 38.94833°N 30.88000°E / 38.94833; 30.88000 | Unknown | |
Amasya Province | Amasya Castle | Roman Empire | |
Ankara Province | Ankara Castle | Roman Empire | |
Antalya Province | Alara Castle | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | |
Alanya Castle | Seljuks of Rum | ||
Gazipaşa | 36°15′31″N 32°16′57″E / 36.25861°N 32.28250°E / 36.25861; 32.28250 | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | |
Simena Castle | Seljuks of Rum | ||
Dereagzi Castle | 36°20′1″N 29°48′59″E / 36.33361°N 29.81639°E / 36.33361; 29.81639 | Unknown | |
Ardahan Province | Ardahan Castle | Ottoman Empire | |
Kazan Castle | Turkmens from Kazan | ||
Savaşır Castle | Unknown | ||
Şeytan Castle | Urartu | ||
Bartın Province | Amasra Castle | Roman Empire | |
Bayburt Province | Bayburt Castle | ||
Çanakkale Province | Bozcaada Castle | Ottoman Empire | |
Kilitbahir Castle | Ottoman Empire | ||
Diyarbakır Province | Zerzevan Castle | Roman Empire | |
Elazığ Province | Harput Castle | Urartu | |
Eskişehir Province | Karacahisar Castle | Byzantine Empire | |
Gaziantep Province | Birecik Castle | Assyria | |
Gaziantep Castle | Roman Empire | ||
Hatay Province | Bagras Castle | Byzantine Empire | |
Koz Castle | Crusaders | ||
Isparta Province | Eğirdir Castle | Byzantine Empire | |
Istanbul Province | Anadoluhisari | Ottoman Empire | |
Riva Castle | Byzantine Empire | ||
Rumelihisari | Ottoman Empire | ||
Yoros Castle | Phoenicia Republic of Genoa | ||
Izmir Province | Asar Castle | ||
Ayasuluk Castle | |||
Çandarlı Castle | Unknown | ||
Çeşme Castle | Ottoman Empire | ||
Foça Castle | Republic of Genoa | ||
Görece Castle | |||
Kadifekale | Hellenistic period | ||
Keçi Castle | 38°01′28″N 27°25′20″E / 38.02444°N 27.42222°E / 38.02444; 27.42222 | ||
Metropolis Castle | |||
Nif Castle | |||
Sancakburnu Castle | 38°25′02″N 27°01′04″E / 38.41722°N 27.01778°E / 38.41722; 27.01778 | ||
Sığacık Castle | Seljuk Empire | ||
Kahramanmaraş Province | Kahramanmaraş Castle | ||
Karaman Province | Karaman Castle | Byzantine Empire | |
Kars Province | Kars Castle | Ottoman Empire | |
Kastamonu Province | Kastamonu Castle | Byzantine Empire | |
Kayseri Province | Kayseri Castle | Byzantine Empire | |
Konya Province | Gevele Castle | 37°54′6″N 32°23′11″E / 37.90167°N 32.38639°E / 37.90167; 32.38639 | Unknown |
Ilgın Castle | 38°18′40″N 32°3′2″E / 38.31111°N 32.05056°E / 38.31111; 32.05056 | Unknown | |
Mersin Province | Çandır Castle | Byzantine Empire | |
Belenkeşlik Castle | Byzantine Empire or Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | ||
Dağlı Castle | Roman Empire | ||
Gözne Castle | Byzantine Empire | ||
Gülek Castle | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | ||
Evciler Castle | Byzantine Empire or Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | ||
Hisarın Castle | Hellenistic Period (?) | ||
Kara Castle | Byzantine Empire | ||
Kızlar Castle | Roman Empire | ||
Kızkalesi | Byzantine Empire Cilician Kingdom of Armenia | ||
Mamure Castle | ] | Seljuks of Rum | |
Mancınık Castle | Hellenistic period | ||
Meydankale | Hellenistic | ||
Meydancık Castle | Pirandu (Luwians) | ||
Mut Castle | Byzantine Empire Karamanids | ||
Namrun Castle | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | ||
Silifke Castle | Byzantine Empire | ||
Sinap Castle | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | ||
Softa Castle | Roman Empire | ||
Tokmar Castle | Byzantine Empire | ||
Yaka Castle | Crusades | ||
Yelbiz Castle | |||
Yeniyurt Castle | Hellenistic period Byzantine Empire | ||
Muğla Province | Bodrum Castle | Knights Hospitaller | |
Marmaris Castle | Knights Hospitaller Ottoman Empire | ||
Ordu Province | Bolaman Castle | ||
Kevgürk Castle | |||
Ünye Castle | |||
Osmaniye Province | Hemite Castle | Crusaders | |
Bodrumkale | |||
Toprakkale | Abbasid Empire | ||
Servantikar | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | ||
Rize Province | Kız Kulesi | ||
Rize Castle | Byzantine Empire | ||
Zilkale | Byzantine Empire | ||
Sinop Province | Boyabat Castle | Paphlagonia Ottoman Empire | |
Sinop Castle | Republic of Genoa | ||
Şanlıurfa Province | Harran Castle | Byzantine Empire (?) | |
Şanlıurfa Castle | Osroene | ||
Rumkale | Byzantine Empire | ||
Tokat Province | Tokat Castle | Byzantine Empire | |
Trabzon Province | Trabzon Castle | Byzantine Empire | |
Tunceli Province | Pertek Castle | Seljuk Empire | |
Van Province | Toprakkale | Urartu | |
Van Castle | Urartu | ||
Hoşap Castle |
External links
- Castles in Turkey