Research Article

A Forgotten Ottoman Castle in Icel: İkisirma/İkisirama

Volume: 6 Number: 1 June 30, 2023
EN TR

A Forgotten Ottoman Castle in Icel: İkisirma/İkisirama

Abstract

At the beginning of the 16th century, there were 8 castles in the sanjak of Icel, which was an Ottoman possession. One of these castles is Ikisirma Castle, located in the Karatas district to the east of the sanjak. It was stated in the tahrir books that this castle was in a location called Gersurti. However, the exact location of the castle has not been determined so far. The location of İkisirma Castle has been determined exactly with the written sources and surveys we have done. Considering the masonry and mortars of this castle, the earliest for the construction date is AD 2nd century has been proposed. Based on the chapel remnant ceramic pieces seen inside the castle, it was concluded that the castle was in use during the Early Byzantine Period. Again, due to the ceramic remains, it was decided that the castle continued to be used during the Ottoman Empire Period. The name of İkisirma Castle has not been included in official records since the 17th century. This may have resulted from the destruction of the castle as a result of the Celali revolts. A second reason may be that Avkadi Castle, which was built very close to the castle in 1501, is more preferred due to its convenient location. Another reason may be that in 1517, the eastern neighbour of the Karatas district, Tarsus and its surroundings fell into the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Thus, there was no danger to the Icel sanjak from the east. In addition, during this period, there are already 3 castles active on the sanjak of Tarsus, near the eastern border of the Karatas district.

Keywords

References

  1. Akarca, A. (1998). Şehir ve Savunması. Ankara, TTK Yayınları.
  2. Akdağ, M. (1995). Türk Halkının Dirlik ve Düzenlik Kavgası. İstanbul, Cem Yayınları.
  3. Bilgili, A.S, (1994). 16. Yüzyılda Tarsus Sancağı ve Tarsus Türkmenleri (Varsaklar). Yayımlanmamış doktora tezi, Marmara Üniversitesi, İstanbul.
  4. BOA, (1996). 387 Numaralı Muhasebe i Vilayet i Karaman ve Rum Defteri (937/1530) I, (Haz. Ahmet Özkılınç vd). Ankara, BOA Yayınları.
  5. BOA, (1999). 7 Numaralı Mühimme Defteri II, (Haz. Hacı Osman Yıldırım vd). Ankara, BOA Yayınları.
  6. BOA. TT.d. No: 272.
  7. BOA. TT.d. No: 765.
  8. BOA. TT.d. No: 83.

Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Archeology of Ottoman

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2023

Submission Date

January 20, 2023

Acceptance Date

March 11, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Yalçın, A., & Topal, A. (2023). İçel’de Unutulmuş Bir Osmanlı Kalesi: İkisırma/İkisırama. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 6(1), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.47948/efad.1239747
AMA
1.Yalçın A, Topal A. İçel’de Unutulmuş Bir Osmanlı Kalesi: İkisırma/İkisırama. KMU EFAD. 2023;6(1):11-21. doi:10.47948/efad.1239747
Chicago
Yalçın, Ayhan, and Ali Topal. 2023. “İçel’de Unutulmuş Bir Osmanlı Kalesi: İkisırma İkisırama”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 6 (1): 11-21. https://doi.org/10.47948/efad.1239747.
EndNote
Yalçın A, Topal A (June 1, 2023) İçel’de Unutulmuş Bir Osmanlı Kalesi: İkisırma/İkisırama. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 6 1 11–21.
IEEE
[1]A. Yalçın and A. Topal, “İçel’de Unutulmuş Bir Osmanlı Kalesi: İkisırma/İkisırama”, KMU EFAD, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 11–21, June 2023, doi: 10.47948/efad.1239747.
ISNAD
Yalçın, Ayhan - Topal, Ali. “İçel’de Unutulmuş Bir Osmanlı Kalesi: İkisırma İkisırama”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 6/1 (June 1, 2023): 11-21. https://doi.org/10.47948/efad.1239747.
JAMA
1.Yalçın A, Topal A. İçel’de Unutulmuş Bir Osmanlı Kalesi: İkisırma/İkisırama. KMU EFAD. 2023;6:11–21.
MLA
Yalçın, Ayhan, and Ali Topal. “İçel’de Unutulmuş Bir Osmanlı Kalesi: İkisırma İkisırama”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 1, June 2023, pp. 11-21, doi:10.47948/efad.1239747.
Vancouver
1.Ayhan Yalçın, Ali Topal. İçel’de Unutulmuş Bir Osmanlı Kalesi: İkisırma/İkisırama. KMU EFAD. 2023 Jun. 1;6(1):11-2. doi:10.47948/efad.1239747

Cited By

20525     20522   20540   Creative Commons License

Journal of Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Faculty of Letters is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.