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 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 Yilankale2.jpg Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Yumurtalık/Ayas Yumurtalik1.jpg Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Anavarza Castle Anavarza Castle.jpg 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 Kozan Kalesi 02.JPG Assyrians
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Mamluk Egypt
Afyonkarahisar Province Afyonkarahisar AfyonBurgberg.jpg 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 Amasya Kalesi 01.jpg Roman Empire
Ankara Province Ankara Castle Ankarakalesi.JPG Roman Empire
Antalya Province Alara Castle Tuerk41.jpg Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Alanya Castle Alanya Castle.jpeg 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
Kalekoy20060929.jpg Seljuks of Rum
36°20′1″N 29°48′59″E / 36.33361°N 29.81639°E / 36.33361; 29.81639 Unknown
Ardahan Province Ottoman Empire
Turkmens from Kazan
Unknown
Şeytan Castle Qajis cixe1.jpg Urartu
Çanakkale Province Bozcaada Castle Bozcaada, Çanakkale Province.jpg Ottoman Empire
Kilitbahir Castle Kilitbahir.jpg Ottoman Empire
Diyarbakır Province Zerzevan Castle Roman Empire
Elazığ Province Harput Castle Harput kalesi-Harput-Elazığ - panoramio.jpg Urartu
Eskişehir Province Karacahisar Castle Byzantine Empire
Gaziantep Province Crusader Castle on the banks of the Euprates.jpg Assyria
Gaziantep Castle Gaziantep castle.JPG Roman Empire
Hatay Province Bagras Castle Baghras2.jpg Byzantine Empire
Koz Castle Kozkalesi.jpg Crusaders
Isparta Province Eğirdir Castle Eğirdir Castle.jpg Byzantine Empire
Istanbul Province Anadoluhisari Anadoluhisarı.JPG Ottoman Empire
Riva Castle Byzantine Empire
Rumelihisari Rumeli Hisarı viewed from Bosphorus.JPG Ottoman Empire
Yoros Castle Anadolu Kavağı with Yoros Castle in Istanbul, Turkey 002.jpg Phoenicia
Republic of Genoa
Izmir Province
SelcukZitadelle.jpg
Candarli.jpg Unknown
Çeşme Castle Çeşme Castle.jpg Ottoman Empire
Foça Castle 38°40′8″N 26°45′3″E / 38.66889°N 26.75083°E / 38.66889; 26.75083 Republic of Genoa
Kadifekale Kadifekale IzmirTurkey EUnluBlogspot.jpg Hellenistic period
38°01′28″N 27°25′20″E / 38.02444°N 27.42222°E / 38.02444; 27.42222
38°25′02″N 27°01′04″E / 38.41722°N 27.01778°E / 38.41722; 27.01778
Sığacık Castle 01.jpg Seljuk Empire
Kahramanmaraş Province Kahramanmaraş Castle Maras Zitadelle.JPG
Kars Province Kars Castle Kars Kale.jpg Ottoman Empire
Kastamonu Province Kastamonu Castle Kastamonu Castle, Turkey.jpg Byzantine Empire
Kayseri Province Kayseri Castle Kayseri-walls-sardic1.jpg Byzantine Empire
Konya Province 37°54′6″N 32°23′11″E / 37.90167°N 32.38639°E / 37.90167; 32.38639 Unknown
38°18′40″N 32°3′2″E / 38.31111°N 32.05056°E / 38.31111; 32.05056 Unknown
Mersin Province Çandır Castle Çandır castle, Mersin Province, Turkey.jpg Byzantine Empire
Belenkeşlik Castle Belenkeşlik Castle.jpg Byzantine Empire
or Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Dağlı Castle Dağlı Castle, Mersin Province.jpg Roman Empire
Gözne Castle Gözne Castle (east).JPG Byzantine Empire
Gülek Castle Gülek Castle from west.jpg Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Evciler Castle Evciler Castle.jpg Byzantine Empire or
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Hisarın Castle Hisarın Castle.jpg Hellenistic Period (?)
Kara Castle KizkalesiLandburg.JPG Byzantine Empire
Kızlar Castle Roman Empire
Kızkalesi 073 Kızkalesi.07.2006 resize.JPG Byzantine Empire
Cilician Kingdom of Armenia
Mamure Castle Castle in Mamure, Anamur, Turkey from the Sea.jpg] Seljuks of Rum
Mancınık Castle Mancınık Castle, Mersin province, Turkey.jpg Hellenistic period
Meydankale Meydankale, Mersin, Turkey.JPG Hellenistic
Meydancık Castle Meydancık Castle, Mersin Province.jpg Pirandu (Luwians)
Mut Castle Mut Castle, Mersin Province.jpg Byzantine Empire
Karamanids
Namrun Castle View of Çamlıyayla.jpg Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Silifke Castle SilifkeKale4.jpg Byzantine Empire
Sinap Castle Sinap Castle, Mersin Province.JPG Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Softa Castle Roman Empire
Tokmar Castle TokmarKalesi1.jpg Byzantine Empire
Yaka Castle Yaka Castle, Mersin, Turkey.JPG Crusades
Yelbiz Castle
Yeniyurt Castle Yeniyurt castle.JPG Hellenistic period
Byzantine Empire
Muğla Province Bodrum Castle TurkeyBodrumCastle.jpg Knights Hospitaller
Marmaris Castle Marmaris Castle.jpg Knights Hospitaller
Ottoman Empire
Ordu Province Bolaman Castle
Kevgürk Castle
Osmaniye Province Hemite Castle HemiteKalesi1.jpg Crusaders
Bodrumkale Bodrumkale, Osmaniye Province, Turkey.jpg
ToprakkaleOsmaniye.jpg Abbasid Empire
Servantikar Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Rize Province Rize Castle Entrance of the Castle of Rize, Rize, Turkey.JPG Byzantine Empire
Zilkale Zil Kalesi.jpeg Byzantine Empire
Sinop Province Boyabat Castle Castle of Boyabat, Province of Sinop, Turkey.jpg Paphlagonia
Ottoman Empire
Sinop Castle Sinop-Castle.jpg Republic of Genoa
Şanlıurfa Province Şanlıurfa Castle UrfaKale.jpg Osroene
Rumkale Rumkale.jpg Byzantine Empire
Tokat Province Tokat Castle Tokat Merkez.jpg Byzantine Empire
Trabzon Province Trabzon Castle Trabzon,citadel1.jpg Byzantine Empire
Tunceli Province Pertek Castle Pertek kalesi.JPG Seljuk Empire
Van Province Toprakkale Toprah-Kale.jpg Urartu
Van Castle Van Castle.jpg Urartu


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