Nov 6 - Walk to the east end of the beach and catch the cable car (100 TL) up the hill that forms the headland in the middle of Alanya.
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This peninsula is bordered by the sea on three sides, thus was a natural place to put a defensive structure. Evidence remains of Hellenic and Roman fortifications here, but everything labeled was from Seljuk or Ottoman times. A well-preserved wall surrounds the castle and is about 6.5 km long. The first part one enters when arriving either by cable car or walking up the hill is called the Ehmedek and means ‘castle in a fortified place’.
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A lot of restoration work has been completed on the Ehmedek and walls around, with a sort of village now inside of purely tourist fare. One wall features a number of photographs of Alanya from the early 20th century. There is also a functioning mosque, originally built by Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent in 1571. I know it is functioning because we were standing near it during the call to prayer, and it was very loud.
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