Yedikule Fortress
Yedikule Fortress is located right in the middle of Istanbul’s land walls as one of the most precious legacies of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Han; the common point of Ottoman and Byzantine history. Yedikule Fortress, which lent its name to the district, has been an important center of city life in Suriçi since the day it was built. It looks like a citadel with its elegant towers built over time, the Fatih Mosque built right after the conquest, and a neighborhood that was once built in its garden. Although the Fatih Mosque, which forms the neighborhood and the tiny square eventually, don’t exist in the present day; Yedikule Fortress is still one of the star venues of Istanbul due to the eye-catching view of the towers and the legends of Fortress that go beyond borders.
Now, Yedikule Fortress, famous for its legends that spread over Istanbul, from the murder of Osman the Young to Eastern Roman legends, is making a comeback. We are opening the legendary garden of the Fortress to visit without waiting for a long restoration process.
Legendary
Fortress Yedıkule
The construction of Yedikule Fortress, which is famous for its dungeon and exceeds centuries with its legends, dates back to 413. The fortress, which was built by the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II, who valued architecture, is located on the coastal road stretching from Sarayburnu to Bakırköy. After the construction fortress was completed in 439, a triumphal arch was built to be used to enter the city upon returning from the wars. During the Theodosius III Period, when the sea walls were built against the attacks from Marmara, this triumphal arch was turned into a gate and became the Golden Gate.
Small cıty gates
wall bottom shops
should always stay
people who happen to pass there
stıll feels the ancıents abıdes
Behçet Necatigil
