Gavur Castle

Gavur Castle, formerly known as Ghiaour and Giaour castle,^[1] all meaning infidel's castle (from Gavur), is a castle located in the Dereköy neighborhood of Haymana, on the road to the Kara Ömerli neighborhood.

Gavur Castle
Gavur Kalesi
Interactive map of Gavur Castle
General information
Location	Haymana, Dereköy, Ankara, Turkey
Construction started	1600-1700 BC

History

Researchers determined that it was built between 1600 and 1700 BC, during the years when the Hittites^[2] ruled.^[1][3] There are 2 distinct soldier reliefs on the outer walls of the castle and a depiction of a female figure that can hardly be seen with the naked eye today. The excavation of the Gavur Castle was at the request of Atatürk.^[4][5]

Gallery

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  Reliefs
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  Male gods
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  Sitting goddess
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  The goddess in the upper right
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  Drawing in Histoire de l'art dans l'antiquité by Georges Perrot (1887)