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 |
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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 | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | |
Tumlu | 37°9′1″N 35°42′5″E / 37.15028°N 35.70139°E | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | ||
Metropolis Castle | |||
Nif Castle | |||
Sancakburnu Castle | 38°25′02″N 27°01′04″E / 38.41722°N 27.01778°E | ||
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 | Unknown |
Ilgın Castle | 38°18′40″N 32°3′2″E / 38.31111°N 32.05056°E | 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 | |||
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 | Republic of Genoa | ||
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 |