"…Adalya Castle is built in an arc at the end of a bay and set on a rock as high as a minaret. The distance around the city is 4400 steps. From the west, from the corner of the Paşa Castle to the Narin Tower and passing through the suburb door to Mehterhane Tower, as far as the Lala Tower in the east, are two double walls. Altogether there are 80 towers. The castle has 4 big doors, one of these being the door to the outskirts. The other 3 lead to the marina. Apart from these 4 doors there are 22 other doors within the district. Within the castle there are 4 main areas with 1000 closely built houses. The roads are paved.

In the city there are 8 Turkish Baths and many of these are inside Kaleici. There is a covered market on the outskirts. Here there are 20 Muslim districts and 4 Greek districts, but the non Muslims do not speak Greek. The marina can hold 200 boats, but there is always winds and storms and for this reason the boats are always moored to the higher rocks.

The oranges, dates, olives, figs, sugar canes and pomegranates of this area are of world renown. On every side there are vineyards and gardens. The most famous being the Tekeli Paşa Garden. The people speak perfect Turkish just as the Anatolians, are well educated, polite and friends of the lonely…"