Bolaman Castle

The Bolaman Castle (Turkish: Bolaman Kalesi) is a historic castle located at Bolaman town of Fatsa in Ordu Province, Turkey.

The castle is situated 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Fatsa on the Black Sea coast. It sits on the rock at a pointed peninsula overlooking the sea. Its construction date is unknown. However, it is believed that the castle was built by the Kingdom of Pontus as a fortress to serve the purpose of a watchtower.

The castle consist of inner and the outer walls made of ashlar. There are watchtowers on the outer walls around the courtyard. Inside the castle, there is a chapel in the form of a basilica.

In the 18th century, a wooden mansion with two huge bay windows at two ends was built by a native family on the inner castle. Known as the "Kademoğlu Mansion", this typical Ottoman architectural house is a landmark of Fatsa. After its originally restoration by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2009, the mansion is used as an ethnographic museum and a restaurant for regional cuisine under the name "Haznedaroğlu Mansion".

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Bolaman Castle ranks #7,275 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #114 of the 129 mapped in Turkey. Founded c. 1850, it is older than 8% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.

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