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List of castles in Turkey

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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.

Province

Name

Image or coordinates

Era of initial construction/
of present remains

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

Seljuks

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

Byzantine Empire
Empire of Trebizond

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

Ancient Greeks
Kingdom of Pontus
Byzantine Empire

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

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Anavarza Castle

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Babakale Castle

Bagras Castle

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Belenkeşlik Castle

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Bodrumkale Castle

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Cemilli Castle

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Tece Castle

Tekkadın Castle

Tirebolu Castle

Tokat Castle

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Toprakkale

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Trapessac

Turbessel

Yaka Castle

Van Castle

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