Yedikule (Seven Towers) fortress

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The Yedi Kule (often written together) or Seven Towers structure is partly Byzantine, partly Turkish. Four towers are part of the Theodosian land wall, three were added by Mehmet the Conqueror. They are connected by heavy curtain-walls, forming a five-sided enclosure.

The Theodosian walls were completed in 413, but destroyed in 447 by an earthquake. As Atilla the Hun was then advancing on Constantinople with his Golden Horde, reconstruction was begun immediately and with the greatest urgency. Within two months the walls had been rebuilt, far stronger than before (quotes from Strolling through Istanbul, an excellent guidebook from Redhouse publishers, still available in Istanbul which I also used for some of the texts under these pictures). Some pictures are just "for arts sake" and are not of identified subjects. The weather was first overcast and a bit foggy, later cleared a bit, but hey, it was December (twice, I returned in 2012). For another fortress I visited at the same time, also by Mehmet Fatih: Rumeli Hisarı.

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The towers and entrance	Golden Gate	Views from Yedikule	Nearby - Marble Tower	Exterior of Yedikule
A December 2007 stroll near Yediküle	Yedikule exterior East tower from Yedikule Istasyonu Cd. in 2006 3340.jpg	Yedikule Courtyard with minaret in 2006 3343	Istanbul Yedikule dec 2006 3346.jpg	Yedikule View from east wall looking to south wall in 2006 3348.jpg
Yedikule View from east wall looking to south wall in 2006 3356	Yedikule Southern wall in 2006 3362	Yedikule view along Golden Gate side in 2006 3382	Yedikule View to moat in 2006 3380	Yedikule view to end of Theodosian Wall in 2006 3381
Yedikule three walls and moat in 2006 3383	Yedikule View southwest from East tower in 2006 3394	Istanbul Yedikule dec 2006 3401.jpg	Yedikule View from Tower of Ahmet III in 2006 3402	Yedikule View to area with Golden Gate in 2006 3405
Yedikule north wall to the left in 2006 3406	Yedikule West Wall with Golden Gate in 2006 3408	Yedikule on north wall in 2006 3411	Yedikule South wall in 2006 3424	Yedikule Tower of Ahmet III in 2006 3449
Yedikule Gate from outside 3458.jpg	Yedikule exterior from north in 2006 3459	Istanbul Yedikule dec 2006 3461.jpg	Yedikule Gate 3462	Yedikule Gate 3463
Istanbul Yedikule dec 2006 3471.jpg	Yedikule South end of Theodosian Wall in 2006 3472	Istanbul Yedikule dec 2006 3481.jpg	Yedikule View from South tower in 2012 6372	Yedikule View from East tower in 2012 6374
Yedikule View from East tower in 2012 6375	Yedikule View from East tower in 2012 6377	Yedikule View from East tower in 2012 6379	Yedikule View from East tower in 2012 6380	Yedikule View from South tower in 2012 6394
Yedikule View from South tower in 2012 6404	Yedikule Golden Gate and pylons in 2012 6414	Yedikule view of Marmaray's Kazlıçeşme station under construction in 2012 6415	Istanbul Yedi Kule december 2012 6421.jpg	Yedikule View from southwestern point in 2012 6418
Istanbul Yedi Kule december 2012 6424.jpg	Istanbul december 2012 Panorama 6368.jpg	Istanbul december 2012 Panorama 6375.jpg	Istanbul december 2012 Panorama 6400.jpg	Yedikule Theodosian Walls southern end in 2012 6416
Yedikule Marble Tower and south part Theodosian Walls in 2012 6425	Yedikule View of courtyard with minaret in 2012 6427	Yedikule View of courtyard with minaret in 2012 6434	Yedikule View of courtyard with minaret in 2012 6435	Yedikule Courtyard with minaret in 2006 3342.jpg
Yedikule Last stretch south of Theodosian Walls from southwestern point in 2006 3365.jpg	Yedikule north wall to the left in 2006 3407.jpg	Yedikule Tower of Ahmet III from courtyard in 2012 6440.jpg	Yedikule View from southwestern point in 2006 3374.jpg	Yedikule View from Tower of Ahmet III in 2006 3403.jpg

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Jon Ortac		04-Feb-2008 16:03
Point of interest; the Seven Towers once housed the Ottoman imperial treasury and in later years was a notorious dungeon where important prisoners were kept, much like the Tower of London. I highly recommend "The Ottoman Centuries", by Lord Kinross. It is a highly non-biased history of the Ottoman Empire very enjoyable to read for those interested in Ottoman history.

Talita van Graan		23-Feb-2007 09:28
Dear Sir - I am a student from South Africa, and was lucky enough to visit Turkey last year. The beauty of your country is beyond words, and I have lost a little of myself there. I just wanted to thank you for your exquisite photographs - I have been trawling the web for anything Turkish, but your photos are by far the best I have found. You have captured exactly what I felt when I visisted your country, and it makes the longing a little less painful. Thank you, thank you.

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