page_title: Yoros Castle
section_title: Anadolu Kavağı
hierarchical_section_title: Yoros Castle / Anadolu Kavağı
caption_attribution_description: Last stop on the Asian side of the Bosphorus Strait, Anadolu Kavagi, with Yoros Castle on the hill overlooking the Black Sea
context_page_description: Yoros Castle is a Byzantine ruined castle at the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea, to the north of Joshua's Hill, in Istanbul, Turkey. It is also commonly referred to as the Genoese Castle, due to Genoa’s possession of it in the mid-15th century.
context_section_description: The villagers of Anadolu Kavağı historically depended mostly on fishing for income, but it appears some may have acted as 'wreckers'. Turkish rumors report that they would light fires in order to disorient ships and ground them in the narrow straits, seizing their goods. Conversely, many claim that Anadolu Kavağı was also used as a shelter for trade ships against storms, where it is recorded even up to three hundred ships were serviced at a time.
caption: Last stop on the Asian side of the Bosphorus Strait, Anadolu Kavağı, with Yoros Castle on the hill overlooking the Black Sea.
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