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The topic of the article is the introduction of the structures of the Turkish era in the settlement site, which is today named Darkale, related to the Soma district of Manisa Illi. Tarhala, in the Ancient and Roman times, is a station that protects Pergamon from future dangers from the east. During the Byzantine and Turkish period, the temptation continued uninterrupted until today. There are different opinions about the origin of the name Tarhala. The settlement, which is Tarhala in the Ottoman archives, took the name Darkale during the Republic. Today, Tarhala is a place where very few households continue to live, abandoned to their fate. With the abandonment of life in the village, traditional houses have been greatly destroyed. In the study we conducted in the classical Ottoman period, 1 meters of hamam, 19. 2 mosques built in the Ottoman period of the 14th and 15th centuries, 1 washing room, 5 solid and 2 metric fountains showing the characteristics of the 14th and 15th centuries have been identified.

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The subject of the article is the introduction of structures belonging to the Turkish Period in the settlement recently called Darkale, located in the Soma district of the Manisa province, together with its drawings and architectural features. During the Ancient and Roman periods, Tarhala used to serve as an outpost protecting Pergamon against the threats coming from the east. The constant habitation in the Byzantine and Turkish periods has continued until today. There have been many speculations about the the origin of the name Tarhala. In the Ottoman archives, the settlement is mentioned as Tarhala; and it took the name Darkale during the Republican Period. Today, Tarhala is an abandoned area on which a few householders continue to live. Due to such desolation, traditional houses have been extensively damaged. During the search we carried out in the settlement, we detected 1 abandoned bathhouse dating back to the Classical Ottoman Period, 2 mosques built in the 19th century, 1 laundry house bearing the characteristics of the 14th and 15th centuries, and 5 solid and 5 abandoned fountains.