Özet:

It is said Turks appreciate their wives and girls and they put them in firm places, especially in castles, to protect from dangers. Naming like Maiden’s Towers or Castles not only in Anatolia but all places Turks lived indicates the situation. This essay focuses on Antalya Girl and Boy Towers in Antalya/Pamfilya gulf lies from Gelidonya lighthouse to Anamur ness. The focuses of the study are Kız/oğlan kaleleri in Adrasan; Hıdrlık Tower and two towers on port side in Antalya; Maiden’s/Red Tower in Alanya and Selinti Castle in Gazipaşa; and legends an rumor about girls in the region. This study was examined as a cultural asset taking advantage of native and foreign travelers’ memories and historical artifacts

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