Hoşap Castle (Turkish: Hoşap kalesi, Kurdish: Kela Xoşebê, Armenian: Խոշաբ բերդ, romanized: Khoshab Berd) is a large 17th-century castle located in the...

Van Castle (Van Kalesi). The city now lies at about 1,750 metres (5,741 feet) above sea level. The main places with tourism potential in Van are Hoşap 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...

Van are Hoşap Castle, Muradiye Fall, Akdamar Island, Van Castle, Lake Turna, Lake Akgöl and Van Museum. Haykaberd or Çavuştepe Hoşap Castle Muradiye...

Ankara Castle (Turkish: Ankara Kalesi) is a historic fortification in the city of Ankara, Turkey, constructed in or after the 7th century. The earliest...

Kadifekale (literally "the velvet castle" in Turkish) is a hilltop castle in İzmir, Turkey. The castle is located on the Mount Pagos (Greek: Πάγος, Pagus...

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...

Çeşme Castle is a historic castle in Çeşme, Turkey. The castle is located in Çeşme ilçe (district) of İzmir Province at 38°19′25″N 26°18′13″E / 38.3236°N...

hence the fortress's alternative name, "Boğazkesen", i.e. "Strait-cutter" Castle. Its older sister structure, Anadoluhisari ("Anatolian Fortress"), sits...

Gaziantep Castle (Turkish: Gaziantep Kalesi) is a castle on top of a mound in the centre of Gaziantep, Turkey. First used as an observation point during...

Kayseri Castle is a castle built in antiquity and first mentioned in a coin during the rule of Gordian III between 238 and 244 AD. It went through multiple...

Silifke Castle (Turkish: Silifke kalesi) is a medieval castle in Turkey. The castle is in Silifke district of Mersin Province. It is situated to the west...

Marmaris Castle is located in Marmaris, Turkey. The castle was reconstructed by Suleiman the Magnificent during his expedition against Rhodes. The fort...

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...

The Kurdish name (Hoşap) and the Turkish name (Güzelsu) of the village both translate as "beautiful water", referring to the Hoşap River on whose banks...

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...

Giresun Castle Gömeç Kulesi Gözne Castle Güvercinada Castle Harput Castle Harran Castle Hebilli Castle Hemite Castle Hisarın Castle Hoşap Castle İbrahim...

had 60,000 warriors. Their chief, Sarı Süleyman Bey, strengthened the Hoşap Castle in the Lake Van region, in 1643. After ca. 1800, the Cihanbeyli, Reşwan...

Πάγραι; Armenian: Պաղրաս, romanized: Paġras), is a town and its nearby castle in the İskenderun district of Turkey, in the Amanus Mountains. Strabo's...

Giresun Castle Gömeç Kulesi Gözne Castle Güvercinada Castle Harput Castle Harran Castle Hebilli Castle Hemite Castle Hisarın Castle Hoşap Castle İbrahim...

Karacahisar Castle, Karaca Hisar Castle or Karajahisar Castle (Turkish: Karacahisar Kalesi, Greek: Κάστρο Καρακαχίσαρ) is a ruined Byzantine castle on a plateau...

Bozcaada Castle (Turkish: Bozcaada kalesi) is a castle in the Turkish island of Bozcaada (known as Tenedos before the 15th century). The castle is in the...

Giresun Castle Gömeç Kulesi Gözne Castle Güvercinada Castle Harput Castle Harran Castle Hebilli Castle Hemite Castle Hisarın Castle Hoşap Castle İbrahim...

Alara Castle (Turkish: Alara Kalesi), is a historic fortification located at Alanya district of Antalya Province in southern Turkey. The castle was built...

to an end when Miks' Emir Khan Mahmud and other Kurdish lords seized Hoşap Castle through a bloody siege. Top, Mehmet (1998), "Hoşaptaki Mahmudi Beylerine...

Rize Castle (Turkish: Rize Kalesi) is a partly-ruined medieval castle located in Rize, northeastern Turkey. Rize Castle is situated on a hill southwest...

Şanlıurfa Castle, or Urfa Castle in short, is a castle overlooking the city center of Şanlıurfa (previously Edessa), Turkey. The castle was built by the...

Mahmudis (a Kurdish tribe) under the Ottoman regime, who strengthened the Hoşap Castle in the Lake Van region. Evliya Çelebi; Robert Dankoff (1 January 1991)...

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...

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...