Ayasuluk Fortress, which is seen today, is the Seljuk - Ottoman fortress. The inner fortress, like the outer walls, was built using rubble stones and spolia and was reinforced with 15 towers. The Inner Castle has two entrances in the west and the east. The west gate must be protected by overflowing walls. Inside the fortress there are five cisterns. One of them is actually the eastern (apse) part of the basilica built during the Byzantine period. St. The building, known as the Jean Basilica, was built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I between 527 and 565. The basilica was transformed...

Ayasuluk Fortress, which is seen today, is the Seljuk - Ottoman fortress. The inner fortress, like the outer walls, was built using rubble stones and spolia and was reinforced with 15 towers. The Inner Castle has two entrances in the west and the east. The west gate must be protected by overflowing walls. Inside the fortress there are five cisterns. One of them is actually the eastern (apse) part of the basilica built during the Byzantine period. St. The building, known as the Jean Basilica, was built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I between 527 and 565. The basilica was transformed into a cistern when the fortress was under Turkish control. A bath was built next to it.