Beas-kule. (Tour.: White Tower) – Tower in Thessaloniki, built in the time of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman The magnificent (1520-1566) on the foundations of an older tower erected at the time of the Latin Empire (ⅹⅰⅰⅰ c.). The Ottomans used it as a fortress, garrison and prison. Due to the numerous executions and torture of prisoners in it, it was also known as “bloody tower”. In 1912, when the Greeks conquered Thessaloniki, the tower was colored in white after which he received today’s name. Lit.: Avroppa’a Osmanl> Mimar> Esers. Bulgaristan, Sunnaman, Arnavudluk, ⅹⅴ. Cild, 4, 5, 6 Kitab, etc. Ekrem Hackki, Šestbul, 1982,; M. Keil, notes Ejzatzte Date of Construct Toja Tunche off Tehnes, Balkan studies, 1973. Dr. F.
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