My previous article is about the castle of Sultan Mehmed II (the conquerer). That castle has a brother on the other shore of the Dardanelles Strait. Its name is Kilitbahir Castle.

It has the same mission with his brother; to protect and to watch the strait. As I mentioned that defence of the capital became the most important task for Sultan Mehmed II so he had two castles built to watch the Dardanelles. Also it had an important mission during the Gallipoli war in 20th century as a frontier.

Discover Turkey and visit Gallipoli……

Ottoman state became an empire after the conquest of Constantinople. It was such a big event that all Christian kings and states were affected deeply. So Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II (the conquerer) arranged effective strategies to protect the new capital of Ottoman Empire.

Firstly he had to protect and watch the straits. Dardanelles Strait was the only sailing point to Istanbul (Constantinople). So he had a castle built on a narrowest part of the strait. This castle was that one. It has a wide panorama in order to control all the strait.

It is being used as military musem at present. You can add this castle to your tour while visiting Gallipoli.

Discover Turkey and travel in time….

Turkey has many regions that are famous for the traditional architecture. Kahramanmaraş is one of the south provinces of Turkey. The traditional architecture of the city reflects on the historical mansions of the city. Those mansions are around 500 years old.

Those mansions were restored and revalued.

Visit Turkey and Feel the history…