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Man stayed alone overnight in 'Satan's Castle' but was forced to leave after terrifying encounter

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Updated 20:27 24 Sep 2024 GMT+1Published 20:28 24 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Man stayed alone overnight in 'Satan's Castle' but was forced to leave after terrifying encounter

He heard police were searching for a 'potential terrorist'

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Anywhere described as being ‘Satan’s Castle’ sounds like somewhere to absolutely stay away from. I mean, it sounds like something that belongs to a villainous character in a dark fantasy film.

But it seems to be a real place, lying on a cliff in a remote canyon of the river kura in northeastern Turkey.

And while most of us would avoid it at all costs, this bloke decided to stay overnight in Şeytan Castle but ended up being forced to leave after a terrifying encounter.

Mike Corey is a ‘professional adventurer’ and host of Fearless and Far and he visited the abandoned fortress as part of his search ‘for the world’s greatest campsite’.

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Corey went to the old fortress. (Youtube / Fearless and Far)
Corey went to the old fortress. (Youtube / Fearless and Far)

The Canadian did admit that in hindsight ‘there were clues to how this misadventure would unfold’ but: “I didn’t notice them, and found myself in the middle of a crazy situation.”

Well, it definitely did get somewhat crazy as he found himself hearing gunshots.

“Guys, someone came with a gun and fired shots at the castle,” he says, a little panicked, “they’re firing shots at me.”

Corey is torn over whether to stay in the castle or to just grab his things and run.

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Wondering if they were just ‘drunk, crazy locals’ or maybe something ‘worse’, he decided to leave everything behind in search of ‘a safe place to go’.

“They don’t want me here,” he says as he spots people with torches in the distance.

The night quickly took a turn. (Youtube / Fearless and Far)
The night quickly took a turn. (Youtube / Fearless and Far)

He decides to call his Turkish pal who then alerts the police. But Corey then gets a call back shortly after.

“He tells me the police have arrived, but they arrived an hour ago trying to apprehend a treasure hunter and a potential terrorist at Satan’s Castle,” the adventurer says.

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It takes him a moment to realise he is the ‘treasure hunter and potential terrorist’ before returning to his tent where the military police are waiting.

They're all soon laughing though as they tell him there’s ‘no problem’. The police explained they thought it was a thief and had shot several bullets.

And comically they laugh that in return for having scared him a little with the guns and the shots fired they will ‘at least let’s subscribe’ to his YouTube channel.

Corey ended up being taken ‘to a nearby boutique hotel’ to spend the night and sat down to drink a coffee and smoke with them.

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“No hard feelings among friends,” he says.

Featured Image Credit: Youtube/Fearless and Far

Topics: Travel, YouTube

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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