page_title: Süleyman's Tower
hierarchical_section_title: Süleyman's Tower
caption_attribution_description: English: Süleyman's Tower in Yumurtalık District of Adana Province, Turkey
context_page_description: Süleyman's Tower is a historical building in Yumurtalık district of Adana Province, Turkey.
  The tower is situated at the Mediterranean Sea side to the west of Yumurtalık. At 36°46′07″N 35°46′37″E the distance to Yumurtalık district center is 2 kilometres and to Adana is 85 kilometres.
  The building was an observation tower built in 1536 during the reign of Ottoman sultan Süleyman I. The pentagonal two storey building was built to observe the sea to protect the busy port of Ayas, Adana from a possible pirate assault.
context_section_description: Süleyman's Tower (also called "armed Ayas tower") is a historical building in Yumurtalık district of Adana Province, Turkey.
  The tower is situated at the Mediterranean Sea side to the west of Yumurtalık. At 36°46′07″N 35°46′37″E the distance to Yumurtalık district center is  2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and to Adana is 85 kilometres (53 mi). 
  The building was an observation tower built in 1536 during the reign of Ottoman sultan Süleyman I (called "the Magnificent").  The  pentagonal two storey building was built to observe the sea to protect the busy port of Ayas, Adana from a possible pirate assault.
caption: Süleyman's Tower
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