Sarıyer
564 m · Rumeli Feneri Castle or Artillery Castle is a 17th-century castle on the Rumelifeneri ridges in Istanbul. It takes its name from Rumeli Feneri, which also gave its name to the village right next to it. The castle is reached by road, passing through the village of Rumelifeneri, which is connected to the Sarıyer district. The history of the lighthouse that gives its name to the village dates back a long time; it is known that fires were lit from ancient times to guide sailors at the entrance of the Bosphorus.
2.2 km · Garipçe Castle is an Ottoman-era castle on the ridges of Garipçe in Istanbul. It was built during the reign of Sultan Mustafa III in the years 1757-1774.
2.3 km · Hasan Paşa Tower, located in the village of Garipçe in Istanbul's Sarıyer district, is a historic structure built by Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha in the second half of the 18th century. Situated at a strategic point where the Bosphorus opens to the Black Sea, the tower served as a watchtower during the Ottoman period to ensure the security of the Bosphorus and monitor ship traffic. It is within 264 meters walking distance of Garipçe Castle.
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6.4 km · Yoros Castle is a ruined castle dating back to Byzantine times that stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea, to the north of Joshua's Hill, in Beykoz district, Istanbul, Turkey. It is commonly referred to as the Genoese Castle, due to Genoa’s possession of it in the mid-15th century.
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8.6 km · Riva Castle, is a Byzantine coastal fortification situated on a hill where Riva Creek meets the Black Sea in Riva, Beykoz, Istanbul. In Greek mythology, the leader of the Argo sailors, Iason, searching for the Golden Fleece received the iron anchor, hence the village was referred to as Ancyranum during the reign of the Eastern Roman Empire. The Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I referred to the importance of occupying it after taking over its neighboring castles, Yoros and Şile in 1391 AD.
8.7 km · Ahmet Kemali Efendi Fountain, built in 1812 in Sarıyer, Istanbul, by Ahmet Kemali Efendi, who was the Rumeli Kazasker, Chief Imam of the Sultan, and also a composer, is also known as the Marble Fountain.
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