Due remembrance of castles to stories princesses fictional and associated childhood many of us, and here we will talk about Castle important castles Turkey, a castle Gaziantep, which lies district of Gaziantep, It is surprising that Turkey does not bother to maintain the castles and open to the public, except that the Gaziantep so already .

Gaziantep Castle: Castle Veterans
Gaziantep Castle: Castle Veterans

Castle linked to Gaziantep Turkish War of Independence, and Stnbehr Once you see the castle, they are one of the best castles located in European countries and the best thing you'll see in Turkey. Has been restored as part of the stone has been lined up on the main roads leading to the castle collection of statues and you'll find there is a drawbridge, as well as through the winding lanes, which will take you to the castle

And on each side of the aisle you will find a full display of information, and in spite of that the castle was built in the Roman era, but he did not overlook the role of Gaziantep during the Turkish war of independence. From Antibes to Gaziantep in 1921 was the original name of the city of Antibes, but after the First World War, coalition forces seized the Ottoman lands, has presided over the city of Antibes French troops, and which is one of the oldest cities in the region.

He has Mustafa Kamel Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic to organize forces to start the War of Independence, and he sent letters to the commander of Antibes to start fighting, and the women and children along with men fighting, market affected the city and signed into hunger as a result because the French troops had cut off food supplies but they refused to surrender.

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The men were to have previous experience of the Turkish army, and they organize raids and attacks on the enemy, and in spite of the numerical superiority of the enemy, but he eventually withdrew the French, and became in 1921 became the word Ghazi added to the word of Antibes, and it means veterans. It was Gaziantep is the man who led the movement to defend when the castle, one of the men had been prominent at the castle. And you'll find a full view of the castle names of veterans on the statues and you'll find along the way to the hall, and you'll find in detail the different roles in the battle.

And reside in southern Turkey currently and has a population of 853 513 inhabitants, and the advantage of being the sixth largest city in Turkey, as it's located at a distance of 96 km from Aleppo, characterized also Eza Gaziantep it from the industrial cities important, especially in Turkey and also in other nearby areas.

  Famous Bkabab Antabli and pistachio Antabli dough and meat, as famous for dessert baklava. Inhabited by a mixture of nationalities, Kurdish, Turkish and Arabic, with a minority of Circassians, but most of the city's population has historically Arabs

It's also one of the oldest historic centers in southeastern Anatolia, and so it's back to civilization up to the year 4000 BC, and that because it has many of the features that made ​​it an important strategic location have a lot they contain mining of metals in the Taurus Mountains, and it is extracted steel , which was considered the most important era Mhaddat

Way to go to Gaziantep Castle

Go to Gaziantep be either by plane from Istanbul airport
Where organize many day trips by Turkish Airlines
Or other private airlines,
Or by bus from any place or city in Turkey,
The last bus journey between Istanbul and Gaziantep about 15 hours,
For those interested can visit the city go by road private cars
Or by taxi across the border crossing of Kells
Proceeding from the Syrian city of Aleppo, where the distance takes about an hour and a half by road.