Şile Castle () or Ocaklı Ada Castle is a castle located on Ocaklı Island in the

Şile Şile is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 800 km2, and its population is 43,464 (2022). Bordering Şile is the province of Kocaeli Province, Kocaeli (districts of G ...

district of

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. It was criticized for its appearance after the restoration of 2015 because it looked like

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History

There are two different claims about the history of the building, which was built as a watchtower. According to the claim accepted today, it was built 1000 years ago by the Genoese. According to another claim, it was built by the

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and later used by the

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. The castle, which was taken over by the Genoese in 1305, was conquered by the Ottoman army under the command of Yıldırım Bayezid in 1396. The castle has been repaired at least twice throughout history.

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{{reflist Castles in Istanbul Province Şile

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