Çeşme Castle is a historic castle in Çeşme, Turkey.

Location

The castle is located in Çeşme ilçe (district) of İzmir Province at . Its distance to İzmir is . Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa Monument is in front of the castle and Çeşme Museum is a situated in the castle.Ministry of Culture Çaşme branch
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History

During the

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, Çeşme was attacked twice by the

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s in 1472 and in 1501. The castle was built as a precaution against further attacks. It was built in 1508 during the reign of the Ottoman sultan

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. Its commissioner was Mir Haydar, the governor of

Aidin Vilayet The Vilayet of Aidin or Aydin ( ota, ولايت ايدين, translit=Vilâyet-i Aidin, french: vilayet d'Aïdin) also known as Vilayet of Smyrna or Izmir after its administrative centre, was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the ...

.Turkish info
/ref> It was originally a seaside castle but because of the alluvial deposits it is now slightly inland. The castle became a

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in 2020.

Castle and the activities

The rectangular plan castle has moats on three sides six bastions. It is used as a festival center. Both Çeşme International Music festival and Çeşme festival are held in the castle.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cesme Castle Buildings and structures in İzmir Province Castles in Turkey Buildings and structures completed in 1508 Çeşme World Heritage Tentative List for Turkey Buildings and structures of the Ottoman Empire