Yelbiz Castle

Yelbiz Castle (Yelbiz Kalesi, literally "Spider Castle") is a castle ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey.

The castle is in Bozyazı ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at about 36.14472°N, 33.01389°W. It is situated on a 600 m hill to the north east of Bozyazı. Visitors follow the road from Tekedüzü village to west in the dense forestry. There is no road in the last 350 m of the course. Its distance to Bozyazı is 8 km and to Mersin is 207 km.

Within the castle, which is mostly in ruins, there is a monastery with two wide halls, a part of a basilica and a courtyard. There are remains of mosaics with geometric design in the monastery. The windows are round arch type. There are two cisterns and two towers of about 6 - 7 m height in the west of the castle.