Yedikule Fortress

Yedikule fortress is located in the European part of Istanbul, in Turkey. The fortress was built in 1458 by Mehmed the Conqueror after the capture of Istanbul, for this he ordered to add three more grandiose towers to the existing four oldest by that time at the Golden Gate of the Feodosian walls.

Until 1830, the fortress was used as a prison for political opponents of the sultan and ambassadors of the countries at war with him.

The fortress is now a museum. Its walls and monumental gates are quite well preserved, along its passages and stairs you can walk for a long time dipping into the eerie atmosphere of those distant days.

Yedikule fortress is easily accessible from any part of Istanbul.