Historic · Eceabat, Çanakkale
Kilitbahir Castle
A castle and museum on the Rumelian shore of the Dardanelles, built for Fatih Sultan Mehmed.
- History
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Built between 1463 and 1465 after the conquest of Istanbul, at the narrowest point of the strait, together with Çimenlik Castle on the opposite shore, to control passage through the Dardanelles. The castle is now open as a museum on Ottoman fortress life.