| Mancınık Castle | |
| Location: | Mersin Province, Turkey |
| Map Type: | Turkey |
| Coordinates: | 36.5167°N 38°W |
| Type: | Fortress |
| Builder: | Hellenistic age |
| Demolished: | Most of it |
| Condition: | Partially standing. |
| Open To Public: | Yes |
Mancınık Castle (Turkish: Mancınık Kale) is a Hellenistic castle ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey. Its original name is unknown.
The castle is situated in Silifke district of Mersin Province, at 36.5167°N 37°W, about bird's flight to Mediterranean Sea. Visitors to the site follow the road from Narlıkuyu and Cennet to north . The last of the course which detaches from the road to east is actually a rough path. The castle is situated on the clift which overviews the Şeytanderesi canyon to the east. Adamkayalar (which is historically unrelated to the castle) is situated 7 km southeast in the east wall of the canyon.
The first archaeological research of the site has been carried out by Levent Zoroğlu in 1987.[1] The walls are made of polygonal shaped stones, a characteristics of Hellenistic architecture. Also there are few inscriptions. Although these are mostly erased a few words could be read. Hellenistic origin is also confirmed by a decrypted word oikodomos.