 In the 16th-17th century, area was part of the Ottoman Empire and administratively belonged to the Sanjak of Mohaç.Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi in 1663 described Darda as an important market place with a strong fortress with towers.According to Çelebi, fortified part of the settlement had 50 houses and one mosque, while part of the settlement outside of the walls had one han and ten shops.