İn Istanbul Anadolu Hisar

On the Anatolian side of Istanbul , in the district of same name referred to today , Goksu ( Aretas ) Creek where it flows into the Bosphorus in the fortress . Anadolu Hisar , by Bayezit 1395't first fortress was built in the Strait of Istanbul . Take control of their passage through the Strait and the Black Sea and Byzantium was built in order to prevent future aid . Republic Period müzeleştiril the fortress , one of the places where the Bosporus is the most beautiful watch .

Old sources , Anadoluhisarı Güzelhisar 's name , is Güzelcehis , Didyma , is Yenicehis , Akhisar she passes. The castle on the Bosphorus in accordance environment has led to the rise Güzelhisar called . Guys get round to Anadoluhisarı said Didyma , Christian sources have this name translates as Neo - Castrum in some writers here before and this is a Byzantine castle which has aroused suspicion . Bayezid will Byzantine Anatolia Fortress was built to control the ship is known , however , production is controversial. Aşıkpaşazade 1390-1391 , Shooter Mehmed Pasha made ​​1395't tells us that the year 1399 can be said to be done before the second siege .
Anatolian fortress , on an area of ​​7,000 square meters , the narrowest point of the strait , which was built to within 660 meters . Genoese , Byzantine troops and the Black Sea ( Pan , Sinop and Amasra ) had established colonies . Therefore, it was vital to the Strait crossing Genoese . The same situation was also the case for the Ottomans . Fatih Sultan Mehmed, Rumeli Fortress when making the outer walls of this castle has added .
Hisar in Ottoman history has an important role is the role of Istanbul by the Turks before the seizure extends ; Yıldırım Bayezid 's son, Suleyman Celebi , her father's battle of Ankara in defeat after a while stored here , Murad II during the reign of Varna due to the crusaders and the Hungarians' attack to prevent in applying for the ottoman army on the banks of the Rumeli fortress was used.

Murad II, had come to Anadoluhisarı out of Yalova , on the opposite side Candarlı Halil Pasha , kept up with the ball crossing the Bosphorus , and thus circulating in the Ottoman army attacked the papacy and the Venetian navy could move without Strait . Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror do Rumelihisar suspect envoy of the Byzantine emperor Sultan , telling this incident stated purpose of the new construction of the fort .

seizure of Istanbul ( 1453) from the Black Sea city has benefited from Anadoluhisarı in meeting future attacks .
The purpose of this castle constructed by Yıldırım Beyazıt take control of the Strait crossing and at the entrance to the valley to avoid Göksun was . Shooter on Mehmet Pasha as Güzelcehis Gözlücehis name is the name of this castle is also worthy . Shooter on Mehmet Pasha castle is stated as the date of construction 1394 -1395 . Whether historian of the period of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bey Tour has been mentioned here as Yenihisar or Yenicehis . Hodja Effendi Sadettin alluded to as Akçahisar here . Aşıkpaşazade on information about the construction of this fort are :
" Yıldırım Beyazıt through Kocaeli , came to Istanbul ( 1390-91 ) and the Castle area of Chile sent Mr. Sherlock . Sultan Boğazkesen a castle built on a beautifully from Hisar . "
By Yıldırım Beyazıt of Timur in 1402 after the Battle of Ankara castle remained under Ottoman rule . During this period, the breakup of the Ottoman Principality came to the stage of Süleyman Çelebi Byzantine close to Istanbul with the aim of providing support , Eagle places like Pendik given back to Byzantium , but the situation in this period of the castle is unknown. Some sources Suleyman Celebi noted that it is here for a while .

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Rumelihisar Anadoluhisarı the environment when making the turn with a Hisarpençe have to . It is placed behind the wall with cannons opened fire at passing boats is provided when needed .
Under the command of the Black Sea into the environment as a result of the Ottoman military to matter in terms of ( XVI century.) , The fortress walls with wooden houses based on the lower of a romantic view . However XVII. and XVIII. century . protrudes into the land of the Kazakhs flock in the fulfillment of the Bosphorus , has benefited from Anadoluhisarı again . Due to be used as the residence of the castle in the time of Sultan Mehmed II began , before the soldiers sat . Fatih here , who also built a mosque in the Sultan was gathering . Thus, a parish around the castle was established. Anadoluhisari, the actual castle , inside the castle walls of the outer fortress walls and consists of three towers .

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The main fortress , kuledir.b tower rising on a rectangular plan with a thickness of up to five meters above have been put on a rock covered with soil . On the basis of the planned four corners , arches , disguised lob the floor. This is a four-story tower . Today the tower is accessed through a door in the southwest , this door is opened later . XV. century . a long tradition of adhering to the tower the lower floors of the door yoktur.kule the first floor level and the tower inside the castle walls connects to a drawbridge is entered from the lower floor to the western wall opened into a staircase descended was the second floor in the north wall, placed a ladder çıkılırdı.üçünc Fold the loft , located in the northwestern wall is believed that a wooden staircase leading up . Today destroyed to protect the penthouse of the gratings is surrounded by a patrol road . Time via the top opening was covered with a wooden roof covered with lead .
Interior castle wall, 2-3 meters thick , the main north- northeast corner of the castle is a wall that unites . Sets the width of the wall that separates the internal environment are different from the castle and the inner castle wall surrounds the upper side alone . Four of the next round corner towers were replaced XV of these towers above . century . After it is covered with a wooden roof covered with lead . Roads, will prevent enemy forces attacking the castle form. Exceeding the inner castle walls had the castle 's main enemy in the south of the castle walls to the interior stairway near the northern end of the eastern wall must pass through the drawbridge , but during this time the suspension bridge would disappear. Should further south, stairs , as well as the way up to the drawbridge here , the actual castle is located under the arrows on the soldiers . XVI of this embodiment . century . was utilized for the construction of so many great lobe .
inside the castle walls on the door in the northeast corner of the north tower is . This location was chosen with great skill in terms of the protection of the castle . From the west gate of the enemy it is almost impossible to see .