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A full walking tour of the Old Town, Marmaris Castle in Marmaris, Turkiye. Sit back and enjoy a moment of Turkish history. Marmaris Castle is located in Marmaris, Turkey. The castle was reconstructed by Süleyman the Magnificent during his expedition against Rhodes. The fort is one of the few castles in Turkey that also possesses a museum. According to Greek historian Herodotus, the first city walls in Marmaris were constructed in 3,000 BC, although the only written source about the construction of the castle by the renowned Ottoman traveler, Evliya Çelebi, in his work Seyahatname. Çelebi, who visited Muğla and its vicinity in the 17th century, says Sultan Süleyman ordered the construction of the castle before his expedition to Rhodes and that the castle served as a military base during the expedition. An important part of the castle was destroyed during World War I by a French warship. Until 1979, locals inhabited the castle, which is known to include 18 residences, a fountain and a cistern. The fort was registered as a monumental structure in 1983 and opened as a museum in 1991. More videos: MEMED OCAKBAŞI /watch/8KHCJ0cqhzYqC SITELER ŞIRINYER CAMI MASJID /watch/IJgQoy08baQ8Q DANCING FOUNTAIN SHOW 2022 /watch/wCuo3ITbxDbbo #marmaris #turkey #marmariscastle

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