Çeşme Castle

Çeşme Castle is a historic castle in Çeşme, Turkey.

The castle is located in Çeşme ilçe (district) of İzmir Province at 38°19′25″N 26°18′13″E. Its distance to İzmir is 35 kilometres (22 mi).

Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa Monument is in front of the castle and Çeşme Museum is a situated in the castle.

During the Growth of the Ottoman Empire, Çeşme was attacked twice by the Venetians 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 Bayezit II. Its commissioner was Mir Haydar, the governor of Aidin Vilayet. It was originally a seaside castle but because of the alluvial deposits it is now slightly inland. The castle became a Tentative World Heritage Site in 2020.

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.

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Çeşme Castle ranks #4,198 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #58 of the 129 mapped in Turkey. Founded 1508, it is older than 45% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,488 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.

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