Mecidiye Tabyası

Erzurum Bastion are military structures built to defend Erzurum during the 1877-1878 Ottoman-Russian War and strengthened with weapons. Since ancient times, special attention has been paid to the defense and protection of cities in Anatolia. The cities were protected by building strong city walls during the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods. At the beginning of the 16th century, due to the inadequacy of the fortress and city wall defense system against cannons that were effective even at long range, European states started to implement the bastion system in their countries. Since the beginning of the 18th century, bastions have been used in the defense of Ottoman cities. The city was tried to be protected during the Ottoman Empire period with the bastions built around the strategically important Erzurum city. [1]

I went last month, a place far from the city but of historical significance. It was in the snow, it was a little difficult to come out, people understand, there was a fight with geography, so it is another rate. Spirituality is another. The one built by Abdulmecid, who saw the Ottoman-Russian wars, and the least damaged compared to other bases ...

A place where you can see how the war was won in Erzurum and the conditions of that day ...

He was a victim of restoration just like Aziziye bastion. Mecidiye Bastion, which was used as the administrative building and shelter of soldiers during the Ottoman-Russian wars, is located at the northern end of Top Mountain in the east of Erzurum and has less damage than other bastions. The construction of the mecidiye bastion built by Sultan Abdülmecid was started in 1852 by Erzurum Governor Zarif Mustafa Paşa.

The interior is very inactive and has iron balconies and spills. I don't know whose fault it is. I never really liked it.

a must visit place

It is the place with the least maintenance among the historical places in Erzurum. This value needs to be better preserved.

It could become a much more impressive place if it was wanted to be a little neglected and rundown, but even as it is, considering that it was built in those years, I think it is quite impressive. According to the Aziziye bastion, it has a solid building, with eye-to-eye rooms and an arched corridor. Normally, it was built as a single storey with high ceilings, but in war conditions, a second floor was made of wood. Unfortunately, since it is far from the city center, its door and irons on the windows were stolen :(