Bolaman Castle

Bolaman Castle
Bolaman Kalesi
Bolaman, Fatsa, Ordu in Turkey
Bolaman Castle Location of Bolaman Castle in Turkey
Coordinates	41°02′12″N 37°35′28″E
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Restored
Site history
Materials	Ashlar

The Bolaman Castle (Turkish: Bolaman Kalesi) is a historic castle located at Bolaman town of Fatsa in Ordu Province, Turkey.

Castle

The castle is situated 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Fatsa on the Black Sea coast. It sits on the rock at a pointed peninsula overlooking the sea. Its construction date is unknown. However, it is believed that the castle was built by the Kingdom of Pontus as a fortress to serve the purpose of a watchtower.^[1]

The castle consist of inner and the outer walls made of ashlar. There are watchtowers on the outer walls around the courtyard. Inside the castle, there is a chapel in the form of a basilica.^[2]

Museum and restaurant

In the 18th century, a wooden mansion with two huge bay windows at two ends was built by a native family on the inner castle. Known as the "Kademoğlu Mansion", this typical Ottoman architectural house is a landmark of Fatsa. After its originally restoration by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2009, the mansion is used as an ethnographic museum and a restaurant for regional cuisine under the name "Haznedaroğlu Mansion".^[1][3]

References

1. "Ordu Bolaman Kalesi". Ordu Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 2015-01-09. Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
2. "Ordu ili tarihi yapılar kilise ve kaleler" (in Turkish). Karalahana. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
3. "Ana Sayfa" (in Turkish). Ordu Valiliği. Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2015-01-23.