İspir Castle

The castle is built above a steep hill, on the north bank of the Çoruh River, when entering İspir. The walls follow the topography and they are better preserved in the east compared to west. The outer walls towards the city have disappeared. While the lower part of the walls are built with rough stones collected in the river the upper part of the walls and the mosque are built with dressed stones. The minaret was also used as a watch tower. In the south of the castles there was a water tunnel going down to Çoruh River.

The restoration work in the entrance, part of the walls and the mosque realized by the Turkish Ministry of Culture is not completed yet.