Pertek Castle

Pertek Castle (Turkish: Pertek Kalesi) is a castle in the Pertek district of the Tunceli province in Turkey.

It was built in the 11th century by the Seljukid Mengujekids beys. Under the Ottoman Empire it was restored and rebuilt, probably in the 16th century, at the same time as the Sungur Bey Mosque and Çelebi Ağa Mosque in Pertek. Its origins, however, probably lie at earlier times. According to the Italian archaeologist Roberto Dan, the castle exhibits characteristics of Urartu rock processing and was built for the control of nearby mines, especially copper mines.

Originally, the castle overlooked Old Pertek. In 1974, the surrounding area was flooded by the Keban Dam, leaving the castle on an island five kilometers away from the northern shore of the new artificial lake. It is close to the boundary of the Elazığ province.

The castle's walls are completely made of natural stone blocks. In the southern walls, clinker and blue tiles were also used. There is an entrance in the northwest, and cisterns along with two defensive walls in the castle. According to Evliya Çelebi, the castle hosted a sculpture of an eagle. Below the castle, the Baysungur Mosque and the Çelebi Ali Mosque, built by Baysungur, the bey of Pertek, were located.

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Erkan Kasapoğlu
11 May 2017
Karayolu olmaması üzüntü verici, Çıkş rampadan ibaret, gidiş ve dönüş meşakkatli Bayrağın olduğu yere çıkmaya yeryok, kendi yolunuzu yaratıp zirveye varıyorsunuz. İlgilenilmesi gerekn ender eserlerden
Serdar Yiğitalp
13 May 2012
Anadolumun güzel topraklarında hiç ummadığın bir yerde gol, martılar ve feribot. :)
Oknnn
11 December 2019
Elazığ üzerinden Tunceli’ye geçiş güzergahında olan güzel bir kale
'Yunus Gürsoy
6 August 2014
Çok hoş :-) :-) :-) :-)
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1.9km from Kaledibi, Çemişgezek-Elazığ Yolu, 62500 Pertek/Tunceli, Turkey Get directions
Wed 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thu 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Fri 1:00 PM–5:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Sun 9:00 AM–10:00 PM
Mon 9:00 AM–Noon

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