Castle· Mezitli, Mersin

Kaleburnu Kalesi

Kaleburnu Kalesi is a castle in Mezitli, Mersin; Cemilli Castle (also called Kaleburnu Castle) is a small medieval castle, possibly an observation tower, on the southern slopes of the Taurus Mountains east of Cemilli village, west of Mersin.

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Cemilli Castle (also called Kaleburnu Castle) is a small medieval castle, possibly an observation tower, on the southern slopes of the Taurus Mountains east of Cemilli village, west of Mersin. It was probably built to control the road to the north and is now largely demolished. Around it lie cracked pieces of ceramic coating from the Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman eras.

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