Asarkale

Asarkale
Asarkale ruined fortress in Samsun Province northern Turkey

Asarkale is a ruined fortress 30 km southwest of the Bafra district of Samsun Province in northern Turkey, and there are nearby rock tombs.[1] One of the rock tombs is next to the reservoir of the Derbent Dam on the Kızılırmak River. Asarkale is on a large rock.[2] It is reached by climbing the stairs through a formerly secret tunnel.[3] An excavation was started in 2024 by Ondokuz Mayıs University.[4] Seljuk and Ottoman artefacts have been found, and it is thought that the fortress was used for defense during the Hellenistic Age.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Asarkale ve Kaya Mezarları". www.samsun.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  2. ^ "Kolay Turizm Merkezi, Asarkale, Kaya Mezarları ve Potern". Bafra Belediyesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  3. ^ "Kolay Turizm Merkezi, Asarkale, Kaya Mezarları ve Potern". samsun.ktb.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  4. ^ "From Pontus Kings to Ottoman Treasures: Asarkale Excavations Begin, Promising New Insights into Samsun's Rich History". www.omu.edu.tr. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  5. ^ "Asarkale dig sheds light on Hellenistic to Ottoman Türkiye". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
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