Two Medieval Castles from Düzce: Akçakoca (Dia) and Beyköy (Embolos) Castles Düzce’den İki Orta Çağ Kalesi: Akçakoca (Dia) ve Beyköy (Embolos) Kaleleri
Sanat Tarihi Yilligi, sa.34, ss.430-454, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.26650/sty.2025.1594473
- Dergi Adı: Sanat Tarihi Yilligi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.430-454
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Akçakoca, Beyköy, Byzantine, Castle, Medieval
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Düzce, situated on the border of Eastern Bithynia, has received less attention than other places in Turkey about its medieval and Byzantine history, architecture, and art. By examining and introducing the two castles in Düzce, called Akçakoca and Beyköy Castle due to their location, it is aimed to partially illuminate the history, defence network and architecture of the region and to contribute to the literature in this field. The reason for choosing Akçakoca and Beyköy Castle as the subject of the study is that there is no scientific study that contains detailed information and current data about the two castles. Akçakoca (Dia) Castle on the coastline and Beyköy (Embolos) Castle in the interior were built on important commercial-military routes in the region. Research on the architectural features and masonry techniques of the castles indicates that they were built and repaired in the Middle Ages, probably during the Komnenos period. These castles, shaped according to the topography of the land on which they were built, do not have a proper plan. This study aims to provide a detailed description of the walls, bastions, gates, and cisterns of the two castles in this article, as well as a cistern found inside the Akçakoca Castle.