Mut Castle

Fortress courage from the north

The fortress of courage ( Turkish courage Kalesi ) located on a hill in the center of courage, of ancient Klaudiopolis (also Claudiopolis ) in the southern Turkish province of Mersin.

The original Byzantine fortress was built on the site of a prehistoric settlement site. It was conquered in 1225 along with Ermenek, Gülnar and Silifke of the Karamanids and later rebuilt.

Description

The fortress occupies the highest point of the city and is located about 200 meters south of the main road D -715 from Karaman to Silifke. It consists of two courtyards. The encircling walls, built partly of Roman Spolienquadern, follow the terrain. They are interrupted at irregular intervals by bastions, which are mostly rectangular, but also hexagonal or round. The northwest side of the enclosure runs along a rocky promontory to the valley of the River courage Çayı. Two doors lead to the larger, deeper-lying eastern courtyard, which was probably intended as a residential district, one in the west courtyard. This is located at the highest point of a free-standing, three-storey keep, which was built by the Karamanids. One of the eastern gates wearing a karamanidische inscription. The two goals of Osthofes were expanded in the Ottoman period as portals. The wall of separation of the two yards is destroyed for the most part today, the exterior walls and the tower are partly restored.

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