Yelbiz Castle

Yelbiz Castle
Yelbiz Kalesi
Tekedüz village, Bozyazı, Mersin Province, Turkey
Site information
Type	Fortress
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Mostly demolished
Location
Yelbiz Castle
Coordinates	36°08′41″N33°00′50″E / 36.14472°N 33.01389°E / 36.14472; 33.01389
Site history
Built by	Byzantine Empire (?)
Materials	Stone

Yelbiz Castle (Turkish : Yelbiz Kalesi, literally "Spider Castle") is a castle ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey.

The castle is in Bozyazı ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at about 36°08′41″N33°00′50″E / 36.14472°N 33.01389°E / 36.14472; 33.01389 . It is situated on a 600 m (2,000 ft) hill to the north east of Bozyazı. ^{[1] [2]} Visitors follow the road from Tekedüzü village to west in the dense forestry. There is no road in the last 350 m (1,150 ft) of the course. Its distance to Bozyazı is 8 km (5.0 mi) and to Mersin is 207 km (129 mi).

Within the castle, which is mostly in ruins, there is a monastery with two wide halls, a part of a basilica and a courtyard. There are remains of mosaics with geometric design in the monastery. The windows are round arch type. There are two cisterns and two towers of about 6–7 m (20–23 ft) height in the west of the castle. ^{[3] [2]}

References

1. Map of Yelbiz Castle
2. "Yelbiz Kalesi - Mersin" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
3. Mersin Governorship: Mersin Ören Yerleri Kaleleri Müzeleri ("Mersin Ruins, castles and museums"), ISBN   978-605-4196-07-4 p.283