List of castles in Turkey

Castles in Turkey were built in the Ancient and Medieval Times. The Turkish names for castle are kale and hisar. Thus the names of some castles have -kale or -hisarı suffixes.

Province Name Image or coordinates Era of construction
Adana Province
YılankaleCrusaders
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Yumurtalık AyasCrusaders
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Anavarza CastleRoman Empire
Kizlar Kalesi36°50′39″N 35°36′30″EArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Tumlu37°9′1″N 35°42′5″EArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Kozan CastleAssyrians
Afyonkarahisar ProvinceAfyonkarahisarHittites
Köroğlu38°56′54″N 30°52′48″EUnknown
Amasya ProvinceAmasya CastleRoman Empire
Ankara ProvinceAnkara CastleRoman Empire
Antalya ProvinceAlara CastleArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Alanya CastleSeljuks of Rum
Gazipaşa36°15′31″N 32°16′57″EArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Simena CastleSeljuks of Rum
Dereagzi Castle36°20′1″N 29°48′59″EUnknown
Ardahan ProvinceArdahan CastleOttoman Empire
Kazan CastleTurkmens from Kazan
Savaşır CastleUnknown
Şeytan CastleUrartu
Çanakkale ProvinceBozcaada CastleOttoman Empire
Kilitbahir CastleOttoman Empire
Diyarbakır ProvinceZerzevan CastleRoman Empire
Elazığ ProvinceHarput CastleUrartu
Gaziantep ProvinceBirecik CastleAssyria
Gaziantep CastleRoman Empire
Hatay ProvinceBagras CastleByzantine Empire
Koz CastleCrusaders
Isparta ProvinceEğirdir CastleByzantine Empire
Istanbul ProvinceAnadoluhisariOttoman Empire
Riva CastleByzantine Empire
RumelihisariOttoman Empire
Yoros CastlePhoenicia
Republic of Genoa
Izmir ProvinceAsar Castle
Ayasuluk Castle
Çandarlı CastleUnknown
Çeşme CastleOttoman Empire
Foça Castle38°40′8″N 26°45′3″ERepublic of Genoa
Görece Castle
KadifekaleHellenistic period
Keçi Castle38°01′28″N 27°25′20″E
Metropolis Castle
Nif Castle
Sancakburnu Castle38°25′02″N 27°01′04″E
Sığacık CastleSeljuk Empire
Kahramanmaraş ProvinceKahramanmaraş Castle
Kars ProvinceKars CastleOttoman Empire
Kastamonu ProvinceKastamonu CastleByzantine Empire
Kayseri ProvinceKayseri CastleByzantine Empire
Konya ProvinceGevele Castle37°54′6″N 32°23′11″EUnknown
Ilgın Castle38°18′40″N 32°3′2″EUnknown
Mersin ProvinceÇandır CastleByzantine Empire
Belenkeşlik CastleByzantine Empire
or Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Dağlı CastleRoman Empire
Gözne CastleByzantine Empire
Gülek CastleArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Evciler CastleByzantine Empire or
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Hisarın CastleHellenistic Period (?)
KızkalesiByzantine Empire
Cilician Kingdom of Armenia
Mamure Castle]Seljuks of Rum
Mancınık CastleHellenistic period
MeydankaleHellenistic
Meydancık CastlePirandu (Luwians)
Mut CastleByzantine Empire
Karamanids
Namrun CastleArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Silifke CastleByzantine Empire
Sinap CastleArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Softa CastleRoman Empire
Tokmar CastleByzantine Empire
Yaka CastleCrusades
Yelbiz Castle
Yeniyurt CastleHellenistic period
Byzantine Empire
Muğla ProvinceBodrum CastleKnights Hospitaller
Marmaris CastleKnights Hospitaller
Ottoman Empire
Ordu ProvinceBolaman Castle
Kevgürk Castle
Ünye Castle
Osmaniye ProvinceHemite CastleCrusaders
Bodrumkale
ToprakkaleAbbasid Empire
ServantikarArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Rize ProvinceRize CastleByzantine Empire
ZilkaleByzantine Empire
Sinop ProvinceBoyabat CastlePaphlagonia
Ottoman Empire
Şanlıurfa ProvinceŞanlıurfa CastleOsroene
RumkaleByzantine Empire
Tokat ProvinceTokat CastleByzantine Empire
Trabzon ProvinceTrabzon CastleByzantine Empire
Tunceli ProvincePertek CastleSeljuk Empire
Van ProvinceToprakkaleUrartu
Van CastleUrartu

See also

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