Daily Fun Fact about Alanya: Alanya Red Tower

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🇬🇧Kızılkule, which is among the essential structures reflecting the architecture of the Seljuk Period, was built by the Seljuk Emperor Alaeddin Keykubad I, an architect named Ebu Ali from Aleppo (Syria) in 1226, to keep the Alanya Harbor under control.

🇬🇧The Kızılkule was repaired in 1951-1953, and in 1979 the entrance and first floor of the tower was organized as the Ethnography Museum. In the museum, local artifacts such as carpets, rugs, weaving loom, clothes, kitchen utensils, weapons, weighing instruments, lighting tools, weaving looms and tents reflect the Yörük culture of the Taurus are exhibited, revealing the cultural values ​​and lifestyle of Alanya.

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