Gaziantep Castle

The Gaziantep Castle (Gaziantep Kalesi) is one of the most beautiful examples of castles that could survive in Türkiye, and is located on a hill in the city center.  It is known that it was founded on a mound dating back 6,000 years from the present to the Chalcolithic period, and that there was a small city named "Theban" in and around the castle in the 2^nd - 3^rd century CE. During this period, it was understood by archaeological excavations that the castle was built as a Roman watchtower and expanded over time. It took its current form in the 6^th century CE during the Byzantine Emperor Justinian.

As a result of the archaeological excavations carried out by the Gaziantep Archeology Museum, a bath and a mosque belonging to the Ottoman period were unearthed. A gallery of the castle is now used as the Gaziantep Defense and Heroic Panorama Museum. (Gaziantep Savunması ve Kahramanlık Panaroması Müzesi)