odes . ▁ ▁The ▁Mar mar is ▁Castle ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁cast les ▁in ▁Turkey ▁that ▁also ▁poss esses ▁a ▁museum . ▁▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Greek ▁historian ▁Her odot us , ▁the ▁first ▁city ▁walls ▁in ▁Mar mar is ▁were ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁BC , ▁although ▁the ▁only ▁written ▁source ▁about ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁by ▁the ▁ren owned ▁Ott oman ▁travel er , ▁Ev li ya ▁ Ç ele bi , ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁Se y ah at name . ▁▁ Ç ele bi , ▁who ▁visited ▁Mu ğ la ▁and ▁its ▁vic inity ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁says ▁Sultan ▁Sü le yman ▁ordered ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁before ▁his ▁expedition ▁to ▁Rh odes ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁castle ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁base ▁during ▁the ▁expedition . ▁ ▁An ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁destroyed ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁by ▁a ▁French ▁war ship . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁loc als ▁of ▁Mar mar is ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁castle , ▁which ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁include ▁ 1 8 ▁resid ences , ▁a ▁f ount ain ▁and ▁a ▁c is tern . ▁ ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁monument al ▁structure ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Mar mar is ▁Castle ▁Op ens ▁after ▁Rest oration ▁ ▁Category : Cast les ▁in ▁Turkey ▁Category : F ort s