Akkale Tirtar

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Akkale is the popular name given to ruins of a building complex in Kumkuyu (Tirtar) town of Erdemli district, Mersin, Turkey. The original name is not known. It was a port administration complex of the Roman Empire built in the 4th century. A part of the buildings were repaired during the Byzantine era probably after the great earthquakes of the 6th century. It consists of the ruins of big building which was once a five-story building, a small single-dome building and a large cistern. The five story building was used both as the office and the lodging building of the governor. The corbels which are on all sides of the building indicate the existence of a now completely-demolished balcony. The main staircase of the building was a spiral staircase. The small building was the treasury office and the office documents were kept in the basement of the building. The cistern is one of the biggest cisterns of Cilicia. It was used to sell water to ships.

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