BEYKOZ FORTRESS (ANADOLU KAVAGI KALESI)
It dominates the entrance to the Black Sea, constantly used by large tonnage. Tradition links this14th-century fortress to the Genoese, but it is actually Byzantine. Contested on many occasions, it finally became Ottoman at the end of the same century, under Yıldırım Beyazıt (1389-1402). With a length of 500 m and a width of 30 m to 60 m, it would be restored and endowed with a small mosque as part of an extensive program undertaken by Sultan Bayazıt II (1481-1512). During his trip to Egypt in the second half of the 16th century, the German traveler Michael Heberer Von Bretten described it in his book as being in very good condition, and took the opportunity to make an engraving. It was not abandoned until the 19th century. Note that you can also get there from several points other than Anadolu Kavağı, all along the coastal road (more deserted) or from the center of Beykoz, from where the journey is a little longer and more complicated (1 hour). It's on the Umurbey Yolu road. To take it, leave Beykoz along the sea: Fevzi Paşa Caddesi, then Ahmet Paşa Caddesi, fork, the Yalıköy Çayırı Caddesi (left); well after the school, turn left (Deri ve Kundura Fabrikası Caddesi, bridge, not very pretty), this is the Umurbey Yolu, which zigzags its way to the goal. The mausoleum is said to be the resting place of a saint. No source proves this, but believers visit it regularly (huge tomb!).
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