Turgut.
Manastir Dağı.
COASTLINE OF ASIA MINOR AND EASTERN THRACE
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541. G
ü
m
üş
l
ü
k
. Myndos.
In the small town located on a bay of the Halicarnassus prom-
ontory is a three-aisled basilica distinctive for its restricted
length. After some destruction a small chapel was built above
the nave.
536.
Turgut.
Among many small medieval structures, standing here are a
domed Mid-Byzantine cross-in-square church and a cross-
shaped church.
537. Sedir Adas
ı
.
Cedreae.
E of the Ceramic Gulf is a complex of three islands. On the two
larger are preserved remains of two Early Christian basilicas,
of a chapel and of other structures identified as shops. On the
island of Orta Adas
ı
survive shops and remains of a domed
structure.
538.
Ö
ren. Ceramus.
The settlement was destroyed in recent years. There were
three Early Christian basilicas, remnants of thermae and of
other structures, and possibly of a mausoleum. A small for-
tress to the N dates to the Byzantine period. Numerous sculp-
tures survive from various eras. At A
ş
a
ğı
Maz
ı
is a three-aisled
basilica with three apses.
540.
Yassi Ada.
This small island lies SE of Myndos, opposite Pserimos. Two
shipwrecks, which occurred circa 500 and 626, have been
found here.
539.
Ala Kilise or Αlaki
ş
la. Anastasiopolis
.
Ala Kilise is located on a bay E of Halicarnassus. The “ba-
silica at the harbour” survives, though in a bad condition. To
its W is a centrally planned structure, possibly funerary. To
the W of the three-aisled “central church” a tetraconch bap-
tistery was added as an annex. The last three buildings men-
tioned preserve remnants of frescoes from the 6th and 7th
c. Remains possibly of large thermae exist W of the “central
church”. Many more ruins of houses, of thermae and of graves
are discernible. The settlement must be dated to the 5th-6th c.
At
Ş
eytan K
ö
rfesi, also called
Ş
eytan Β
ü
k
ü
, 3 km E of Ala Kilise,
are remains of a three-aisled basilica with piers and annexes,
while at a short distance is a funerary monument and a bath
house, possibly parts of a monastic complex.
542.
Strobelos
.
Significant Byzantine fortress (8th-13th c.), built on a steep
mountain SW of the Halicarnassus promontory.
543.
Bodrum. Halicarnassus.
A large mansion with mosaic floors dates from the 5th c. In
1405-7 the Knights Hospitaller built Saint Peter’s Castle, where
a Gothic chapel is located. In the castle’s museum Byzantine
and Frankish objects are on display. The most important ex-
hibits originate from the shipwrecks of Yassi Ada and Serce
Liman.
544.
Torba.
Near the village (whose ancient name remains unknown, 8 km
E of Halicarnassus, is a complex of buildings from Late Antiq-
uity, including a three-aisled basilica with remnants of mosaic
floors. There are in addition a funerary chapel, a bath house
with mosaics, a large cistern, and an extensive building, pos-
sibly an episcopal palace. Remains of the harbour are also
discernible.
545.
Manastir Da
ğı
.
On a hill, in the NW of the Halicarnassus promontory are re-
mains of a three-aisled, barrel-vaulted basilica with three aps-
es and galleries, possibly part of a monastery. It can be dated
to circa 600.
