GREECE: Ottoman (Turkish) prison (Yedi Kule) in Thessaloniki, isolation cells #travel #greece

City of Thessaloniki, Greece - the Turkish prison (Ottoman prison) of Yedi Kule. Let's travel to Greece and let's visit the second largest city in Greece, Thessaloniki. We will go Yedi Kule in Thessaloniki, a fortress which has towered over the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, for over 1,000 years. Yedi Kule was first constructed during the Byzantine era (330 AD to 1453 AD), although this most recent version was rebuilt by the Ottomans after they conquered the city in the 1400s. It goes by a few names: Heptapyrgion, Eptapyrgio, and Yedi Kule, all of which mean “Fortress of Seven Towers.” It’s a bit of a misnomer, though, as the fortress actually has 10 towers.
In the 19th century, the Turks converted the fortress into a Turkish prison which was finally closed down in 1989 by the Greeks.
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Thessaloniki is a Greek port city on the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea. Evidence of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman history remains, especially around Ano Poli, the upper town. The ruins of Roman Emperor Galerius’ 4th-century palace include the Rotunda that has been both a church and a mosque. Much of the city center was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1917. The rebuilt 20th-century city has a modern European layout.
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