Anadolu Citadel

Anadolu Hisarı

A medieval citadel on the Bosphorus at the mouth of the Göksu creek. It was built in the late 14th century to control (polite word for "choke off") shipping along the Bosphorus, which narrows to 660 m at this point. It worked in tandem with Rumeli Citadel, built some 50 years later on the European bank. It fell into disrepair but was restored in the 1990s. You can't go in, but it's a pleasant setting; the entire village is named Anadolu Hisarı after the fort and has many traditional wooden houses (yalı). Ferries along the Bosphorus call here.

• Built 1393

• history

Getting there

Anadolu Hisarı 130 m, Anadolu Hisarı 170 m; up on the Bosphorus bank

Hours

Interior is closed