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Osmaniye
Land of castles and Karatepe
Osmaniye is a province at the eastern edge of the Çukurova plain, backed by the Amanos Mountains, which throughout history controlled the passes between Anatolia and Syria. The bilingual inscriptions at Karatepe-Aslantaş made it possible to decipher Hittite hieroglyphs, while Kastabala left impressive remains from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. With castles such as Toprakkale, Savranda, Hemite and Haruniye, the province is called the "city of castles". Zorkun Plateau (yayla) and Düldül Mountain offer cool summer getaways. Affected by the 2023 earthquakes, Karatepe and Kastabala reopened to visitors in June 2023 after repairs.
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Machine translated — This content was machine-translated and may differ from the original Turkish text.- Museums
- Karatepe-Aslantaş and Kastabala can be visited with the Müzekart (Museum Pass); winter and summer hours differ.
- Best time
- Spring and autumn; June–September for the yaylas.
- Getting there
- On the Adana–Gaziantep motorway and railway; the nearest airports are Adana (Çukurova) and Hatay.
- Earthquake note
- Karatepe and Kastabala reopened in June 2023; there may be access restrictions around Bodrumkale.