Castles

Five Gates Castle: This ancient castle was given to the Genoese Manuel Zacharna by Michel Paleoloc in 1275 and its walls were repaired by the Genoese in time. After Phokaia joined the Ottoman lands in 1455, the walls were repaired and equipped with towers, nine of which we can distinguish today. The section used as Open Air Theater in Beş Kapılar today was “boathouse”. According to the inscription on the entrance door, this repair was made by Silahtar İskender Ağa, the woodcutter of Sultan Mustafa Han, the son of Suleiman the Magnificent, who served as Saruhan Sancak Principality between 1533-1541.

Outer Castle: The castle, known as the “Outer Castle or Genoese Castle” in the “Kale Burnu” in the southwest of Foça, was built in 1678 as a bosphorus by the Ottomans at a strategic point to protect the region. Situated on a cape, the castle is separated from the mainland by a large ditch in the east for defense purposes. Stone cannonballs were found at the bottom of the sea off the coast of the castle during underwater archaeological research. These cannonballs are thought to have been catapulted from the fort to enemy ships.

Baths / Hamamlar

Two baths have survived from the Ottoman period to the present day. Both are located in the Atatürk District. Located at the corner where 115 and 116 streets intersect, the hamam is classified as a Turkish bath with a domed center, transverse warmth and double bath. The dressing room is completely destroyed. 118 no. The other bathhouse on the street lu is in a very devastated condition. It has a different architecture than the known Turkish baths, and it is thought that it was built later than the other.