GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Date | 1853 |
| Technique | Woodblock Engraving (Newspaper-Text on Reverse) |
| Category | Ottoman Empire And Turkey |
| Source | The İllustrated London News (August 06 1853-Page 92) |
In 1452, during the siege of Istanbul, Kilitbahir (Lock of the Sea) Castle was built by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in the narrowest part of the Dardanelles in order to prevent the Papal Navy from helping the Byzantine Empire. Sultaniye (Cimenlik) Castle was built in 1463, just opposite Kilitbahir Castle.
