The area south and east of the castle of Nevşehir was inhabited mainly by Christians until 1923 and the people exchange between Turkey and Greece. Later many Turks moved into the abandoned houses, changed them, built new ones, destroyed some etc. ...

Agios Eustatios church in Güzelöz (=Mavrucan): The church is connected to a cave. The dome and the walls show a few frescoes. According to a sign in the village it is dated to the 7th century.

View at the village Yesilyurt (Mancusun) with many old stone buildings. In the background you can see the faceless suburbs of Kayseri.

Small road between the old stone buildings of Yeşilyurt (Mancusun).

In the center of the village of Yeşilyurt (Mancusun) with historical buildings.

Between the rocks with the cave houses in Uçhisar, one of the most fascinating places in Cappadocia. In the background you can see the 3916m high volcano Erciyes Dağ. His eruptions, some million years ago, are responsible for the unique landscape ...

The area south of the castle of Nevşehir was inhabited mainly by Christians until 1923 and the people exchange between Turkey and Greece. Later many Turks moved into the abandoned houses, changed them, built new ones, destroyed some etc. Nowadays ...

The church of Cemil had been built just before the 2nd World War. In the time of people exchange between Turkey and Greece in 1923, the Greek inhabitants of the village have been deported to Greece and Turks from Greece had to come here. - If you ...

The Greek name of the village Başköy was Potamia, homeland of St.Georg. There are still some old Greek houses with wonderful stonecarvings. - If you have any information about the village, please contact the photographer, thank you.

The name oft the village Güzelyurt means  "nice homeland". Until 1923, when all the Christians had to leave Anatolia, the village was home of a Greek population and called Gelveri. Today many Greek descendants of the former poulation visit the vil...

The name of the village Güzelyurt means  "nice homeland". In the background one can see the Mount Hasan, wich is one of the volcanoes responsible for the tuffstone, that had covered the area.

The name of the village Güzelyurt means  "nice homeland". In the village you can find traditional stone houses, underground cities and several cave churches.

The name of the village Güzelyurt means  "nice homeland". In the village you can find traditional stone houses, underground cities and several cave churches.

The name of the village Güzelyurt means  "nice homeland". In the village you can find traditional stone houses, underground cities and several cave churches. In the background you can see the Yüksek Kilise and the Mount Hasan, which is one of the ...

This rock contained hundreds of cave houses. To many to withstand a small earthquake in 1963 which caused severe damages and forced the people to move to the valley. Here we are underneath the old cave church with a completely broken down front pa...