Mamure Castlevisitor guide.

Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, the fortress is one of the best-preserved Turkish castles surviving along the Mediterranean coast. Located east of Anamur, along the Antalya-Mersin highway, 6 km from Anamur, it lies within the borders of Bozdoğan Village. Built on high rocky ground and coastal plains, Mamure Castle is believed to have been constructed atop the foundations of the Roman city of Rigmonai. According to the history of Şikari, when Anamur and Taşeli were seized and devastated by adversaries, Karamanoğlu Mahmut Bey (1300–1308) routed the enemy with his chieftains and an army of 36,000, captured the castle, and built a mosque. It is recorded that he restored the castle and named it Mamuriye. The sole inscription surviving in situ at Mamure Castle records the date 1450, from the reign of İbrahim Bey. Documents indicate that the castle underwent repairs and new additions in the mid-16th century and late 18th century. Today's entrance is not the original entrance of the fortress. The original main portal lies north of the inner courtyard, with a quadrilateral plan situated between two towers. It bears an inscription above. A 5-meter-wide moat surrounds the north and northwest of the castle for defense and protection. A bridge once crossed the moat connecting the main entrance to the exterior, but it has collapsed. The quarters of the inner and outer castles are interconnected, with a parapet walkway circling the entire perimeter atop which stand 39 towers. Protected observation windows face outward to repel attacks from land and sea. Castle craftsmanship and masonry feature varied stone types bonded with Khorasan mortar, with cut stone blocks framing certain window surrounds, portals, and gateways. NEARBY MUSEUMS MERSİN KIZKALESİ KANLI DİVANE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE SİLİFKE ATATÜRK HOUSE AND ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM SİLİFKE MUSEUM SİLİFKE NARLIKUYU MOSAIC MUSEUM SİLİFKE ASTHMA CAVE