Şile Castle

Şile Castle (Turkish: Şile Kalesi) or Ocaklı Ada Castle is a castle located on Ocaklı Island in the Şile district of Istanbul.[1] It was criticized for its appearance after the restoration of 2015 because it looked like SpongeBob SquarePants.[2]

History

There are two different claims about the history of the building, which was built as a watchtower. According to the claim accepted today, it was built 2000 years ago by the Genoese.[3] According to another claim, it was built by the Eastern Roman Empire and later used by the Ottomans. The castle, which was taken over by the Genoese in 1305,[4] was conquered by the Ottoman army under the command of Yıldırım Bayezid in 1396.[5] The castle has been repaired at least twice throughout history.

References
  1. "Şile Kalesi". istanbeautiful.com. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "Şile Kalesi hakkında açıklama yapıldı!". haberturk.com. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. "Şile'de bir zamanlar". blog.milliyet.com.tr. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. Eyice, Semavi (1976). Bizans devrinde Boğaziçi. İstanbul Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi. p. 151. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. Koç, Murat (2005). Yeni Türk Edebiyatı'nda Boğaziçi ve Boğaziçi Medeniyeti. Eren. p. 19. ISBN 9756372184. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

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