Antique shipyard in Alanya – All You Need to Know

 

The Seljukian Emperor Alaaddin I Kayqubad captured Alanya in 1221. By then, the city was known as Alaiye, Arabic for Aladdin's city. In the republican era, it changed to Alanya. Kayqubad, I used Alanya in the winter after he took control of the city. Sultan Alaaddin began work on the shipyard in Alanya in 1228 after completing the first Seljuk shipyard in Sinop on the Black Sea coast. The design took one year to complete and included a mosque, a guard tower, and an office for the shipyard's engineering staff. The shipyard was used for winter storage and to produce ships for the Turkish Navy. The defence was necessary because the ships spent the winter in the shipyard. The shipyard's arsenal was employed to protect the Seljukian Navy's most significant shipyard in the Mediterranean and make weapons for battleships. The Seljuks placed such a high value on the shipyard that the navy commander spent the winters there. The Turkish Karamanli Municipality used the shipyard in the 14th century, followed by the Ottoman Empire after 1471. The Alanya shipyard was turned into a museum after 740 years. You can visit the shipyard by walking around the city walls that stretch from the Red Tower to the Alanya shipyard.

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40 metres deep and 57 metres wide describe the shipyard. It is made up of five vaults that extend from 43 to 32 metres under the ground. Currently, the display hall is located in each vault. An old crane from the shipyard is located in the first portion and is used for heavy-duty work there. In the second portion, there is a traditional Ottoman boat on display. Due to their speed, cekevele wooden boats were utilised for supply and logistics. The Alanya Municipality built a stunning wooden cekevele boat keel there in 2011. The museum's third section keeps a mainmast and several shipbuilding tools. The third part includes drinking water well as well. The fourth segment features a collection of old anchors. I was astounded to find stone anchors the size of contemporary pillows with three holes drilled through them. The fifth part, the last and narrowest, contains seagoing navigational equipment. Through arches made of terra cotta bricks, the vaults are joined on the inside. Every vault has valves for light and smoke escape. The shipyard's southern orientation collects daylight all day long. The Ministry of Culture & Tourism and the Municipality of Alanya are restoring the arsenal next to the shipyard. Shortly, it will be transformed into a marine museum. Today, tourists may enjoy a pleasant stroll from the Red Tower close to the museum to the shipyard. Inside the building, a wooden path makes the tour quite simple. In addition, entrance to the Alanya Shipyard is free.

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