Naval Museum

This is centred on Çimenlik Castle (aka Kale-i Sultaniye), built in 1452 to command the straits, and remaining in use to 1915, when it was bombarded by the Allies. The museum has various boats, artefacts and exhibits on local battles. At anchor is a replica of the minelayer Nusret. The original ship laid mines that sank three Allied warships and crippled three others. She had various post-war roles and sank near Mersin in 1989. She was eventually refloated and converted into a museum ship in Mersin, meanwhile this replica had been built, and opened as a museum in 2011.