Akdamar Church of the Holy Cross
Ahtamar, Aghtamar, Akhtamar
The Church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island in Lake Van, built in the early 10th century for the king of Vaspurakan and known for the figural reliefs on its outer walls.
Historic buildings
Churches in Turkey
Historic churches.
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El Nazar Church
El Nazar is a 10th-century church cut into a rock cone east of Göreme, known for its cross plan, a fresco cycle in chronological order and portraits of Constantine and Helena.
Gülşehir St. Jean Church
Karşı Kilise
A two-storey rock structure at the entrance to Gülşehir holds two churches; the Last Judgment with the weighing of souls in the upper church is found in only a few churches of Cappadocia.
Küçük Ayvasıl St. Anna Church
Known as the oldest church in Trabzon, Küçük Ayvasıl St. Anna is a three-aisled basilica rebuilt in the 9th century under Basil I, with a Roman-period relief over its south door.
St. Nicholas Church
Noel Baba Kilisesi, St. Nicholas Church
In Demre, the church raised for Nicholas, bishop of Myra, was rebuilt as a domed church in the 9th century and is known for Middle Byzantine frescoes and the Santa Claus legend.
St. Pierre Church
St. Pierre in Antakya, on the slope of Mount Stauris, is a natural cave turned into a church, widely called the world's first cave church, with 4th-5th century mosaics and a Crusader facade.
Taksiyarhis Monument Museum
Ayvalık's first church, Taksiyarhis carries inscriptions of 1753 and 1844, a lion-relief ambo and a wooden women's gallery, and now serves as a monument museum.