Ani
Ani ancient city near Kars: the UNESCO-listed Bagratid capital with its cathedral, Tigran Honents church and…
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Churches
Churches from the earliest centuries of Christianity through the Byzantine period. Anatolia is where much of early church history actually happened, and some of these buildings predate every cathedral in western Europe. Each entry explains what the church was, what condition it is in now, and whether it still functions as a place of worship.
This category lists 7 places in Türkiye on istambul.com, including St.Paul’s Church Adiyaman, Patara, St. Nicholas Church, Demre, Myra, Hagia Sophia, House of the Virgin Mary and Cappadocia.
Artvin
Artvin travel guide: the Çoruh gorges, medieval Georgian churches, Borçka and Şavşat Karagöl, Macahel and the…
Ayvalık
Ayvalık guide: stone houses and olive-oil factories, the Taksiyarhis Church museum, Şeytan Sofrası, the islands, ferries…
Binbirkilise
Binbirkilise, the Thousand and One Churches on Karadağ near Karaman: Byzantine basilicas at Madenşehir and Değle,…
Cape Jason
Cape Jason (Yason Burnu) near Perşembe, Ordu: a 19th-century church and lighthouse on the site of…
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a region in central Turkey that's known for its unique moon-like landscape, underground cities…
Church of St Peter
St Peter’s cave church above Antakya: where Christians were first named, its mosaics and façade, how…
Cunda Island
Cunda Island (Alibey Adası) off Ayvalık: harbour fish restaurants, Cretan cooking, the Taksiyarhis church museum, coves,…
Deyrulzafaran Monastery
Deyrulzafaran (Mor Hananyo), seat of the Syriac Orthodox patriarchs from 1293 to 1932: its history, underground…
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır travel guide: the UNESCO-listed basalt walls and Hevsel Gardens, the Great Mosque, Ottoman hans, liver…
Elazığ
Elazığ travel guide: the old hilltop town of Harput, its castle and leaning-minaret mosque, Lake Hazar,…
Fethiye Mosque
Fethiye Mosque in Kars: the Russian church of St Alexander Nevsky in black and red stone,…
Gümüşhane
Gümüşhane travel guide: Karaca Cave, the Santa ruins, Roman Satala, Artabel lakes, Zigana, pestil and köme,…
Gümüşler Monastery
Gümüşler Monastery near Niğde: a rock-cut Byzantine monastery with a 14 m courtyard, 11th–12th-century frescoes, an…
Hadrianopolis
Hadrianopolis near Eskipazar, Karabük: Roman and Byzantine baths, churches and mosaics of the four rivers of…
Hagia Sophia of Trabzon
Hagia Sophia in Trabzon: the 13th-century church of the Empire of Trebizond, its frescoes, carved porches…
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia, the 6th-century Byzantine cathedral that became a mosque: its history, the upper gallery visitor…
Harput
Harput, the old fortress town above Elazığ: castle, Great Mosque with leaning minaret, Sara Hatun Mosque,…
Hatay
Hatay travel guide: Antakya (Antioch) after the 2023 earthquake, St Peter’s cave church, Titus Tunnel, Harbiye,…
House of the Virgin Mary
The House of the Virgin Mary near Ephesus: what the site is, why it is venerated,…
İşhan Church
İşhan Church near Yusufeli, Artvin: a medieval Georgian monastery church with carved reliefs, restored 2013–2016. History,…
Karaman
Karaman travel guide: Binbirkilise on Karadağ, Karaman Castle, the Hatuniye Madrasa, Yunus Emre's tomb, Taşkale granaries…
Kars
Kars travel guide: the UNESCO ruins of Ani, Kars Castle, Russian-era streets, skiing at Sarıkamış, the…
Kıyıköy
Kıyıköy on the Black Sea: Byzantine walls, the rock-cut St Nicholas Monastery, river beaches and fish…
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