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Bozcaada Castle

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Bozcaada Castle

Bozcaada, Çanakkale

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A moated island castle next to the ferry pier, rebuilt in the time of Mehmed the Conqueror.

Safety warning

Some sections of the walls have no railings; watch children closely.

Its story

The castle in the northeast of Bozcaada has defended the island, strategic since the days of ancient Tenedos. It was rebuilt on the remains of an earlier castle after Mehmed II took the island in 1455. Captured by the Venetians in 1656 and retaken in 1657, it then underwent a major repair; it was renewed again in 1815 under Mahmud II. Inside the castle, separated from the island by a moat, are an armory, a cistern, the remains of a mosque and an ethnography exhibition.

Key facts

Rebuilt
1455
Admission
Paid

Trip purpose

  • Photography
  • Traveling with kids

Location

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39.83333, 26.06667

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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bozcaada_Kalesi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bozcaada_Castle