The 5-line embossed inscription on 4 m above the narrow, round-arched entrance door of the shipyard structure, which is entered from the old port in the northwest direction. The coat of arms of the sultan in the middle of the two badges can be seen on the first line of the inscription, which praises Alaaddin I as the sultan of the land and the two seas. The protruding space on the right side of the entrance door was used as a masjid, and the space with 5 windows on the left was used as a writing office by the shipyard officers. During the conservation-repair work carried out within the scope of the Maritime and Ship Museum project in the masjid, frescoes of Zulfikar on both walls were unearthed.

 

The shipyard structure with a length of 57 m and a depth of 40 m; It consists of 5 vaulted eyes, each of which is 7.70 m wide, the longest 43 m and the shortest 32 m long, and pointed arched walls separating the eyes from each other. The vents in the vaults of the shipyard, whose walls are made of cut stone, arches and vaults of brick, allow both light to enter and smoke to come out. The land sides of the eyes, where the sea does not penetrate completely, are partially pebbly and some of them are rocks. There is a fresh water well on the land side of the third eye. The shipyard structure, which is positioned to make the most of daylight; It was built on different levels to keep rock breaking to a minimum. A rock-cut warehouse adjacent to the shipyard receives light from a hole in the ceiling.

 

Alanya shipyard; It is a permanent shipyard with not only shipbuilding or winter accommodation for ships, but also iron workshops, administrative and warehouse areas where repairs, sailing and ship equipment can be made. Permanent shipyards serve two purposes. The first is to allow the construction of large boats in the winter period, and the second is to accommodate unused boats. Ship shelters for galleys were provided by all Mediterranean countries, as exposing ships during the winter period reduces their lifespan. However, the Alanya shipyard offered more. The Mediterranean coast was always in danger. Enemy navies or pirates; He was looking for strategic locations that would yield great commercial benefits. Alanya also had such a position, and as part of a complex with two towers inside the walls, the shipyard provided a suitable environment for protection from enemy attacks. Piri Reis’s Kitab-ı Bahriye (beginning of the 16th century) gives information about the city, the shipyard complex and the port. The Shipyard is under the permanent supervision of an Emir-üs Sevahil/Navy Commander; The shipyard activities continued during the period of Karamanoğulları and Alaiye Beys who dominated Alaiye after the Seljuks; It is said that ships were built here during the Ottoman period.

 

The shipyard, where boat construction and repair continued until the 1960s, today serves as a museum dealing with the subject of maritime and ships. While walking on a wooden walkway from the entrance, 1 antique period crane in the 1st eye, 1 uncoated towing boat, 1 mizena (located in the stern of the boat), which is a fast sailing sailboat used in the Ottoman navy in every period for logistics and supply, in the 1st eye. mast) and 1 mast (the piece placed horizontally for sailing on the mast), 1 main mast (the longest mast of the boat), tools used in shipbuilding and a fresh water well in the 3rd eye, antique age anchors in the 4th eye, in the 5th eye You can see the instruments used in navigating ships.