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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 Era of construction
Adana Province Ayas Castle |
Yılankale Crusaders
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Afyonkarahisar Province Afyon Castle Hittites
Ankara Province Ankara Castle Roman Empire
Antalya Province Alara Castle Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Alanya Castle Seljuks of Rum
Kaleköy Castle
Çanakkale Province Bozcaada Castle
Gaziantep Province Birecik Castle Assyria
Gaziantep Castle Byzantine Empire
Hatay Province Bagras Castle Byzantine Empire
İstanbul Province Anadoluhisarı Ottoman Empire
Rumelihisari Ottoman Empire
Yoros Castle Phoenicia
Republic of Genoa
İzmir Province Kadifekale Hellenistic period
Kars Province Kars Castle Ottoman Empire
Kayseri Province Kayseri Castle Byzantine Empire
Mersin Province Çandır Castle Byzantine Empire
Dağlı Castle Roman Empire
Kızkalesi Byzantine Empire
Cilician Kingdom of Armenia
Mamure Castle Seljuks of Rum
Mancınık Castle Hellenistic period
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
Tokmar Castle Byzantine Empire
Yeniyurt Castle Hellenistic period
Byzantine Empire
Muğla Province Bodrum Castle Knights Hospitaller
Marmaris Castle Knights Hospitaller
Ottoman Empire
Osmaniye Province Hemite Castle Crusaders
Toprakkale Abbasid Empire
Rize Province Zilkale Byzantine Empire
Sinop Province Boyabat Castle Paphlagonia
Ottoman Empire
Şanlıurfa Province Şanlıurfa Castle Osroene
Rumkale Byzantine Empire
Trabzon Province Trabzon Castle Byzantine Empire
Van Province Toprakkale Urartu
Van Castle Urartu
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