Özet:

Tokat Castle was built on a steep hill, which is an extension of the Akdağlar. The castle, which is at a central point due to its location, is one of the important symbols of the city of Tokat. The city settlement is located on the eastern and southern slopes of the castle. Therefore, the city has the Kalekent typology. It is not clear exactly when the castle was built, but the rock tomb and stepped water tunnel from the Pont Kingdom period strengthens the possibility that the castle was first built during the Pont Kingdom. The defense architecture of the castle is shaped according to the physical structure of the hill on which it is located. For this reason, the castle, which is very sheltered, was able to resist sieges for days. The first siege in the records about the castle was the siege made by Melik Gazi from Danishmend. As a result of this siege, the Byzantine domination in the castle came to an end, thus the Turkish domination, which will continue until today, has begun. The castle, which was ruled by Danishmendli, Kadı Burhâneddin and Ottoman administration, has witnessed many historical events. Important names were imprisoned in the castle dungeon, which was called Çardak-ı Bedevi during the Ottoman period due to its strong structure. A number of opinions have been put forward that one of these important figures was Voivode the Impaler. The area covered by the Tokat castle, which consists of an inner castle, is quite limited. For this reason, the settlement inside the castle consists of a dungeon, zeredhane, mosque and dizdarhane.

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