Mamure Kalesi (Castle), Anamur

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Mamure Kalesi (castle or fortress), 7 km (4.3 miles) southeast of Anamur along the coastal highway rests on 3rd-century Roman foundations.

With its southern walls touching the waters of the Mediterranean, and the rest of its fortifications protected by a moat, it was a formidable defensive point for the Romans, and later the Byzantines, Seljuk Turks (1221) and Ottomans.

The three spacious courtyards of the castle are protected by 39 towers. Within the walls is a small mosque built by the Seljuks, repaired in modern times, and still open to worshippers.