귀베르진 성채(The castle on Guvercinada. Pigeon Island). 쿠사다시(Kuşadasi)

귀베르진 성채(The castle on Guvercinada, Pigeon Island).

쿠사다시(Kuşadasi). 터키(Turkey)

 

 

As the archeological excavations carried out in Anaia, Kadikalesi, near Kusadasi demonstrate, the history of this town dates back to 5,000 years. However, Latin merchants founded the area where modern Kusadasi exits today in the 14th century after the ruorts of Anaia & Ephesos had last their importance. The merchants named the new town as SCALANOVA (New Harbor).

 

Scalanova-Kusadasi continued to be an important harbor city after the region became under Turkish sovereignty. According to the famous Ottoman wanderer Evliya Celebi, the town was named Kusadasi (island of birds) due to the fact migratory birds landed on the small islet in front of the harbor.

 

The Grand Vizier Okuz Mehmet Pasa, one of the important figures of the 17th century Ottoman Empire, states in his Mulk-name (1612-1613) that he constructed a castle, a caravanserai, & a seaport in order to prevent the enemy ships from disturbing the travelers & the pilgrims. The city walls shown in the above engraving (Tournefort 1702) & the other buildings menitioned above must have been built before 1612.

 

The castle on Guvercinada (Pigeon Island), from which Kusadasi derives its name & is the symbol of the city, was fortified in order to defend the harbor of SCALANOVA-KUSADASI. The tower at the center of the castle has a dimension of 15.7×17.35 meters & rests on a cistern which is partly insert in a rock. Although some researchers claim that this inner castle was built by Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa there are no documents as to when & by whom it was built. The walls surrounding the islet was built by llyas Aga in 1826 according to inscription lying on the upper right side of the castle gate.

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