Amasra Castle was included in UNESCO's Temporary Heritage List

Castles and Walled Settlements on the Genoese Trade Route from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea

Between the 11th and 15th centuries, the Genoese established trade colonies in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Atlantic Ocean and Northern Europe and built castles on the coasts or repaired and used old castle ruins. There are many settlements used by the Genoese for a while on the Anatolian coast, which has been at the crossroads of important trade routes throughout history. Among these settlements, Yoros Castle, located on a dominant hill of Anadolu Kavağı at the Black Sea exit of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Galata Tower, although not a castle structure, due to its importance in the urban defense system inherited from the Genoese, Amasra, which was the center of commercial vitality in the Black Sea, especially during the Genoese period. Akçakoca Castle, Sinop Castle and today called the Genoese Castle, which is important in maritime and trade, Foça Castle, which was an important trade port in the Aegean during the Genoese period and important in the defense of the city, and Çandarlı Castle, which draws attention with its durability and magnificent structure.

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