Kayseri Castle

Kayseri Castle is a castle built in antiquity and first mentioned in a coin during the rule of Gordian III between 238 and 244 AD. It went through multiple additions starting with the Romans, continuing with the Byzantines, Danishmends, Seljuqs, Dulqadirs, Karamanids, and Ottomans. The castle, located in the eponymous city, is made of an inner and an outer section with a total of 18 towers.

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Kayseri Castle ranks #2,827 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #48 of the 107 mapped in Turkey. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.

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