Sinap Castle is a medieval Armenian fortification in Çamlıyayla ilçe (district) of Mersin Province in southern Turkey. The castle is in the Toros Mountains...
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Partnership Sinap Castle, Çamlıyayla ilçe, Mersin, Turkey; an Armenian medieval castle Sinap, Erdemli, Erdemli, Mersin, Turkey; a neighbourhood Sinap (died...
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Bodrum Castle (Turkish: Bodrum Kalesi) is a historical fortification located in southwest Turkey in the port city of Bodrum, built from 1402 onwards, by...
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Lampron (category Armenian castles)
southwest. The castle, along with its neighbouring Sinap Castle has been featured in the 2013 film Fear Through Eternity. Other castles in the region include:...
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Alanya Castle (Alanya Kalesi) is a medieval castle in the southern Turkish city of Alanya. Most of the castle was built in the 13th century under the Seljuq...
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Rumelihisarı (redirect from Roumeli Hissar Castle)
hence the fortress's alternative name, "Boğazkesen", i.e. "Strait-cutter" Castle. Its older sister structure, Anadoluhisari ("Anatolian Fortress"), sits...
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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...
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Karacahisar Castle, Karaca Hisar Castle or Karajahisar Castle (Turkish: Karacahisar Kalesi, Greek: Κάστρο Καρακαχίσαρ) is a ruined Byzantine castle on a plateau...
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Ankara Castle (Turkish: Ankara Kalesi) is a historic fortification in the city of Ankara, Turkey, constructed in or after the 7th century. The earliest...
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Sinap Castle Sinop Fortress Softa Castle Şanlıurfa Castle Şavşat Castle Şeytan Castle 0Şebinkarahisar Castle Şile Castle Tece Castle Tekkadın Castle Tirebolu...
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Marmaris Castle is located in Marmaris, Turkey. The castle was reconstructed by Suleiman the Magnificent during his expedition against Rhodes. The fort...
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Kızkalesi (from Turkish: "Maiden's Castle", also known as Deniz kalesi) is an island castle situated on a small island in Mersin Province of Turkey. The...
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Fortifications of Diyarbakır (redirect from Castle Diyarbakir)
2000 years. Diyarbakir fortress is among the best surviving examples of a castle or fort built with a natural feature like a cliffside or body of water on...
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Gündoğan, Oğuzeli (category Ruined castles in Turkey)
Sinap Castle Sinop Fortress Softa Castle Şanlıurfa Castle Şavşat Castle Şeytan Castle 0Şebinkarahisar Castle Şile Castle Tece Castle Tekkadın Castle Tirebolu...
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Van Fortress (redirect from Van Castle)
Sinap Castle Sinop Fortress Softa Castle Şanlıurfa Castle Şavşat Castle Şeytan Castle 0Şebinkarahisar Castle Şile Castle Tece Castle Tekkadın Castle Tirebolu...
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The Castle of Kars (Turkish: Kars Kalesi, Armenian: Կարսի բերդ) is a former fortification located in Kars, Turkey. It is also known under the name İç Kale...
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Zerzevan Castle (Kurdish: Qesra Zêrzevan, Zîrzevan Turkish: Zerzevan Kalesi Armenian: Զերզեվանի ամրոց), also known as Samachi Castle, is a ruined Eastern...
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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...
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Çandır Castle (Turkish: Çandır Kalesi) the medieval Armenian site of Paperon (Armenian: Պապեռոն, also known as Barbaron), is a fortification in Mersin...
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Sinap Castle Sinop Fortress Softa Castle Şanlıurfa Castle Şavşat Castle Şeytan Castle 0Şebinkarahisar Castle Şile Castle Tece Castle Tekkadın Castle Tirebolu...
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Zilkale is a medieval castle located in the Fırtına Valley (literally "Storm Valley") within the Pontic Mountains, and is one of the most important historical...
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Amasya Castle (Turkish: Amasya Kalesi), a.k.a. Harşene Castle, is a fortress located in Amasya, northern Turkey. The castle is located north of Amasya...
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Anadoluhisarı (category Castles in Istanbul Province)
Local street view of the neighborhood of the same name The castle as seen from the coast The castle amidst the traditional Istanbul waterside mansions known...
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Mardin Castle is a 3,000 year old defensive fortification in the city of Mardin, Turkey. It is known as the Eagle's Nest. The castle has been used as...
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Bagras (category Crusader castles)
Πάγραι; Armenian: Պաղրաս, romanized: Paġras), is a town and its nearby castle in the İskenderun district of Turkey, in the Amanus Mountains. Strabo's...
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Şeytan Castle (Turkish: Şeytan Kalesi, Georgian: ქაჯის ციხე, romanized: kajis tsikhe) is a castle in the Çıldır district of the Ardahan Province in Turkey...
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Riva Castle (Turkish: Riva Kalesi), is a Byzantine coastal fortification situated on a hill where Riva Creek meets the Black Sea in Riva, Beykoz, Istanbul...
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Rize Castle (Turkish: Rize Kalesi) is a partly-ruined medieval castle located in Rize, northeastern Turkey. Rize Castle is situated on a hill southwest...
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Yılankale (category Armenian castles)
Yılankale (lit. 'snake castle' in Turkish) is a late 12th–13th century Armenian castle in Adana Province of Turkey. It is known in Armenian as Levonkla...
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Amasra Fortress (redirect from Amasra Castle)
Amasra Fortress or Amasra Castle is located in the Amasra district of Bartın, on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. It was built by the Romans and later restored...
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