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MUST-SEE HISTORICAL CASTLES IN ISTANBUL
Istanbul is one of the oldest residential areas in the world with traces dating back seven thousand years. Istanbul, located in the position where Europe and Asia are closest to one another, is a city that has become the capital of an empire that has made its mark on its history, such as Rome, nature, Rome and the Ottoman Empire. Istanbul, where Napoleon stressed its importance with the promise that “if the world were a single country, its capital would be Istanbul”, is also located at a very strategic point from a military point of view. For this reason, Roman, Eastern Roman and Ottoman castles were built in many different points of modern Istanbul. Let’s get to know these castles in Turkey.
Istanbul, which has been the capital of three great empires, has always been of great strategic importance throughout history. As a result, many castles were built in different parts of today’s Istanbul. These castles built by Rome, Eastern Rome and the Ottomans have survived to the present day. Here are the must-see castles built in different parts of the city, except for the historical walls of Istanbul.
Yoros Castle is an eight-century-old castle located on the borders of Beykoz County. Yoros Castle, which was completed in 1262, is also located in a very strategic position in terms of where it was built. On its walls, the Castle, where inscriptions dating from the Roman era stand out, remains under the control of the Genoese for a period.
Although it is called the Genoese Castle because it remained under the control of the Genoese until the conquest of Istanbul, this military structure has the characteristics of a typical Eastern Roman architecture. Yoros Castle, built in the face of dangers from the Black Sea, has been of great benefit in preventing attacks on Istanbul from the North.
Şile Castle, also called Ocaklı Island Castle, is one of the many castles on the Black Sea coast of Istanbul. The date of construction of the Şile Castle, which was built during the Eastern Roman period as a lookout Castle, is not exactly known.
Conquered by Yildirim Beyazit in 1396, the Castle provided a great opportunity for the Ottomans to control the Bosphorus traffic and dominate the region after this date. Due to invasion attempts over time, the castle was badly damaged and turned into a ruin. In recent years, the restoration has also attracted a reaction on the grounds that it is not suitable for its origin.
Rumelihisar, one of the most important and beautiful icons of the Bosphorus and even Istanbul, is a building that Fatih Sultan Mehmet brought to the city. During the preparations for the conquest of Istanbul, the castle was built directly opposite Anadoluhisar and played a deterrent role in preventing logistical support to Eastern Rome from the Black Sea.
Rumelihisarı is Boğazkesen Fortress, also known as the Boğazkesen Fortress, was completed in a very short period of 90 days. Built at the narrowest point of the Bosphorus with a width of 600 meters, this strategic castle was opened to the settlement in the period after the conquest of Istanbul, and a neighborhood and mosque were built in it.Anadoluhisarı, which is the first Ottoman structure in Istanbul, is also known as güzel Hisar. Anadoluhisarı, located where Göksu Creek flows into the Bosphorus, was built by Yildirim Beyazit in 1395. A year after this date, Yildirim Beyazit conquered the castle of Sile, which we just mentioned.
Anadoluhisarı, built for defense against Genoese castles in the Black Sea, was built at the narrowest point of the Bosphorus. 58 years from now, Fatih Sultan Mehmet will build Rumelihisar directly opposite this castle built by his great grandfather. Anadoluhisarı, which also gave its name to the neighborhood in the region today, lost its military importance after the conquest of Istanbul.
Aydos Castle, located at the highest point of Istanbul, has become one of the places frequently visited by nature enthusiasts who climb in recent years. Aydos Castle, which has been declared an archaeological site of the first degree, is located within the borders of Sultanbeyli district. Aydos Castle, which derives from the Greek word “aetos”, i.e. Eagle, 11. it has a centuries-old history.
Aydos Castle, which Eastern Rome used as a defensive line against the Ottomans, who conquered most of the Kocaeli Peninsula, is an extension of the Aetos – Pentikion (Pendik) line. The castle, which was conquered by an influx during the reign of Orhan Gazi, was also the subject of a story by the French writer Lamartine.
The castle, located in the region of Rumelifeneri, also mentioned in Greek mythology, was also used in the Eastern Roman period and then fell into ruin. 4. 17 during the reign of Murat. the castle, which was rebuilt in the century, began to be used from that date.
Rumelifeneri Castle, which was also used as a military outpost for a while during the Republican period, is one of the important strategic points on the Black Sea coast within the borders of Sariyer district. The castle, built at the entrance to the Bosphorus, was used to prevent dangers from the North.
Riva Castle. Another important Castle within the borders of Beykoz district is located in Riva. Riva Castle is also mentioned in the archives as Revan Castle. just like Rumelifeneri, the castle built in the area mentioned in Greek mythology as one of the places where Iason lived was an important defensive line in the north of the Eastern Roman period.
Conquered by the Ottoman army under the command of Yildirim Beyazit in 1391, the castle is strategically important, just like the castles of Yoros and Chile.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
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Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
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American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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