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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