Erzurum Castlevisitor guide.

While its exact construction date remains uncertain, Erzurum Castle is estimated to have been built by the Byzantines in the first half of the 5th century AD. Changing hands frequently throughout history between Assyrians, Sasanians, Persians, Arabs, Romans, and Byzantines, Erzurum Castle came under Turkish rule in the 11th century. The inner fortress contains the Castle Mosque and Tepsi Minaret from the Saltukid era, representing the earliest Turkish-Islamic monuments in Erzurum. Erzurum Castle consists of an inner citadel atop the hill and an outer fortress wall that once encircled it. While the inner citadel survives intact today, the outer ramparts encircling the city have disappeared. Surviving inner fortress walls vary between 2 and 2.5 meters in thickness, and eight bastions remain standing today. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS ERZURUM MUSEUM ERZURUM ATATÜRK HOUSE MUSEUM ERZURUM TURKISH-ISLAMIC ARTS AND ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM ERZURUM ART AND SCULPTURE MUSEUM