Yoros Castle

Yoros Castle is located in the upper part of the village of Anadolu Kavagi. It is the green face of Istanbul and the opening point to the Black Sea. It is the only Byzantine castle in Istanbul. The Yoros Castle, known as the Genoese Castle, was built in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, which is certainly a Byzantine castle according to the sources, with a unique and distinctive design, which includes huge fortified walls and bastions in addition to two watch towers, defensive bastions, and defensive bastions that were specially designed to confront the various invasions.