The foundation and development of western anatolian coastal castles in the historical process

It is a known fact that the first architectural activity of man's primitive instinct is focused on the sheltering and defense. It is understood that the origins of the defense architecture are structures which are parallel to the history of civilization within the general concept of the castles. In this study Izmir, Aydin and Mugla located on the Western Anatolian coastline show the continuity of urbanization features which are suitable for living and have geopolitical presences and inherited countless works by changing sovereignties throughout the ages. The western coast of Anatolia has a weaker position against possible attack by sea. This defense deficit has been tried to be solved with the construction of the castles which are subject to the title of "The Foundation and Development of The Western Anatolian Coastal Castles in the Historical Process". In the study architectural qualities were explained in details by trying to draw attention to the formation and development of the castles in the historical process. The western Anatolian coastal strips represent a special group of buildings that reflect the characteristics of the Anatolian defense architecture and provide information on the urbanization policies of different periods, with their location, architectural form, construction, material and technical features and quality works. The study emphasized the relation between the architecture of the fortress, its position and wall structure, and the parallelism between the chronological history of the region. From here in addition to being the works of defense architecture it was seen that the buildings were built with different dynamics and constituted the components of the defensive line.