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Castle of Şebinkarahisar

Giresun, Italy

Castle of Şebinkarahisar

Şebinkarahisar Castle (Turkish: Şebinkarahisar Kalesi) is a fortification in Şebinkarahisar district of Giresun Province, northern Turkey. Şebinkarahisar Castle is located atop of a 1,360 m (4,460 ft)-high hill named Hacikayası southeast of Şebinkarahisar town in Giresun Province, northern Turkey. I

t is assumed that the castle existed during the Kingdom of Pontus before the Roman Empire period. Some parts of the castle walls in the north and southeast show traces of extensive repairs carried out during the reign of Roman emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565). Most of the castle walls were built during the Anatolian beylik of Mengujekids. It is stated that Ruler Fahreddin Behram Shah (1162-1225) made important additions to the castle in 1184. An inscription from the Mengujekids period featuring a relief of double-headed eagle, originally situated over the castle gate, was removed in 1896 and stolen It was later found, and sent to the Governor of Sivas Province. The castle consists of two intertwined parts, the outer castle and the inner castle. The pointed-arched castle entrance, called the Seljuk Gate, is accessed through a staircase, and is flanked by two semicircular towers. About 10...

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