Castle of Gozne, Toroslar, Mersin, Türkiye, Turkey

Castle of Gozne

Toroslar, Mersin, Türkiye, Turkey

Castle of Gozne, also known as Gözne Castle, is a medieval Armenian fortress in the Toroslar district near Gözne town in Mersin Province, southern Turkey, perched at 1,120 meters on the Taurus Mountains' southern slopes about 30 km from Mersin city.

Built between the 12th and 14th centuries during the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, likely as a fortified estate house to guard strategic routes linking the coast to larger strongholds like Çandır Castle and Lampron, it consists of two separate structures: an eastern rectangular vaulted hall with four towers, narrow windows, and a defensive doorway, plus a western two-story hexagonal donjon tower with corbel-supported platforms.

Accessible via an all-season road from Gözne with nearby picnic areas, the site showcases distinctive Armenian masonry and offers panoramic views, reflecting its role in regional defense amid prehistoric settlement traces.

Location

Gözne Beldesi, Akdeniz, Mersin (İçel), Türkiye

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