Muslim Cemetery
The cemetery is located in the Lower City, on the two wings of the Main Street and within the ancient Necropolis – an area surrounded by the Hellenistic Tower (Tower 1) in the northwest, the Hellenistic Wall in the west, the Ramped Street in the east, the Nymphaion A structure in the southwest. This place is a continuation of the ancient Necropolis. The tombs in the cemetery were placed irregularly on a slightly sloping land on the east and west sides of the Main Street of the ancient city. The area designated as the cemetery measures approximately 100 x 82 m. The Turkish graves in the Cemetery were built by placing four or more stone blocks in a rectangular arrangement on the ground.
Tombs at the Muslim Cemetery
As a result of this architectural setup, a field was formed in the middle. In several tombs, this field in the middle was filled with small rubble. Most of the gravestones are partially in good condition, as they were spoliated from cut blocks from ancient structures. However, as the tombs were placed on the ground, depending on the natural conditions, the stones on the long sides moved slightly, and the footstones and headstones have slipped. All Islamic period graves in the cemetery were placed in an east-west direction in accordance with Islamic burial rules. Large stones were used horizontally on the long sides, while smaller stones were used vertically as footstone and headstone. Consequently, the area, which was a Necropolis before the Turkish-Islamic period, was used for the same function in the Turkish-Islamic period (thirteenth-sixteenth centuries). These graves are thought to belong to the soldiers or other officials who were positioned at the Karahisar-ı Teke Kale (Fortress of Karahisar-ı Teke).