The castle hosted the Urartians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, and Seljuks, and carries traces of these civilizations. During the Ottoman Empire, the fortress was repaired, giving it its current ...

Islamic and Ottoman times to the present. The site encompasses the Inner castle, known as İçkale and including the Amida Mound, and the 5.8 km-long city walls of Diyarbakır with their numerous towers, ...

KOOP Architects has restored and designed the new Seddülbahir Fortress in Sedd el Bahr, Turkey. Built in 1656 by an Ottoman sultan's mother, the Ottoman fortress of Seddülbahir was severely ...