There are some lucky monuments on this landscape. Eynesil castle is one of them. It is located in Giresun province of Black Sea region. As you see below, it was built on a rock. It is a big castle and it faced some reconstructions in the time. It is thought that its function was to…
Yoros Castle; A Byzantine Castle on Bosphorus
There are some monumental castles in Turkey. Some of them are misunderstood such as Yoros Castle. It was thought that it was a Genoese Castle. But the recent archeological proofs show us that it was a Byzantine castle. It is located at the edge of Bosphorus in order to control the waterway of Bosphorus. The…
Harala Castle: A missing castle of Byzantines
Cultural heritage means a lot for a country’s historical background. As we mention before every missing heritage creates big space in the history. We are in Thrace and a castle is our title. Unfortunately only a piece of gate remained today. This castle was built in East Roman (Byzantine) period. The region (Thrace) was very…
Varzahan Monastery; A destroyed monastery
We all know that Turkish landscape has many monasteries and churches. Much of them have remains and they can be restored. But some of them aren’t as lucky as them such as Varzahan monastery. Varzahan Monastery was the one that was built in 12th century. It was a complex of churches. It was an Armenian…
Avnik Castle; An Urartu castle in a land of passages..
Eastern region of Turkey has a rocky territory. Despite of the high territory, there has been settlement here for centuries. Starting from Urartu State, the region has been very important as it has been a passage between Asia and West. Castle of Avnik was built in Urartu period. As it was built on the peak…
Ankara Castle; A castle that is like an Eagle nest
As we all know, Ankara is the capital of modern Turkish Republic. It is obvious that Ankara was also very important in ancient era. Castle of the city is the symbol of Ankara’s historical background. Also Ankara has an important role on independent war of Turkish Republic. Its construction year isn’t absolute but it is…
Kerpe Fortress and region; A Byzantine port site
Romans and Byzantines were very careful about the protection of the capital. So they built port sites and military bases on Black sea coasts. The archeological items show us that there used to be a port site around Kerpe (on the north). It is the sign of the important site for ancient era. A castle…
Kefken island; A historical island on Black Sea
Black Sea region has a historical background. There is an island on the coast of Black Sea. It is called Kefken Island which is only one that has settlement on the ground. There are historical remains from Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods. It could be an important military base. Due to the closeness to Constantinople,…
Ardanuc Castle; A monumental castle on the rock
Turkey’s Northern Eastern region has a rocky territory. Despite of this territory, civilizations succeeded to construct monumental castles in the region. There is a castle in Ardanuç county of Artvin province. It is a big castle. Although the outer walls were damaged, inner castle has its own features. It is thought that it was constructed…
Devil Castle; An impossible construction
This landscape has a lot of impressive buildings. We are going to visit one of them. It is called as Devil Castle. It is located in Northern Eastern region of Turkey. It was a classical middle age castle. The most outstanding feature was the basis of the castle. It was constructed on a rocky territory.…