The castle, to the east of Bozyazı district center is situated on a hill of 140 metres (460 ft) high and close to Turkish state highway D400.

Its original name was Sycae (Greek: Συκαὶ), and continued to be used under the Byzantine Empire.

In the first half of the 13th century, it was captured by the Atabeg Ertokuş of the Seljuk Turks.

It is an oval shaped castle where the narrowest diameter is about 80 metres (260 ft).

In the castle there are ruins of a palace, a bath, several cisterns and a mosque.