Each as beautiful as the next: Spectacular castles of Turkey

As a country whose lands have seen many great civilizations come and go, Turkey has been gifted an abundance of historical riches. A number of such great monuments are the majestic castles scattered all across its territory.

Zilkale Castle, northeastern Rize province

Boyabat Castle, northern Sinop province

Uçhisar Castle, central Nevşehir province

Kızkalesi (Maiden's Castle), southern Mersin province

Zerzevan Castle, southeastern Diyarbakır province

Pertek Castle, eastern Tunceli province

Rumelihisarı (Rumelian Castle), Istanbul

Afyonkarahisar Castle, western Afyonkarahisar province

Alara Castle, southern Antalya province

Güvercinada, western Aydın province

Şeytan (Devil's) Castle, northeastern Ardahan province