Side room or grave chapel in the Üc Hacli Kilise (= church with the three crosses). The three crosses are a monumental roof decoration in the neighbouring room.

According to recent researches this is the big residence of a wealthy family. From the big courtyard you can enter several rooms. One contains a big church with 5 domes and a funeral chapel. In the apse is a fresco, dated to the 13th century, whic...

Small cave church inside the Cappadocian tuff rocks. The walls show simple red paintings, which indicates an age of more than thousand years. Cut into the rock this small church (or chapel) looks like the churches made of stone. Although not neces...

Inside a small cave church with wallpaintings in the local Cappadocian style, about 11th century. Without protection it is only a matter of time until the 1000 years old frescoes will be completely destroyed.

The Durmuş Kadır Kilise in Göreme is a small cave basilica with three naves; probably 10th/11th century.

Ruin of a Byzantine cave church with some very damaged frescoes.

Inside the cave church of the Saray Manastırı in Erdemli. The valley of Erdemli contains a Byzantine settlement from the 9th to 13th century. The main complex is the Saray Manastırı (palace monastery) with a decorated facade, a big cave church and...

Big cave church with columns in the upper Güllüdere valley between Göreme and Çavuşin. Seen from the outside it is only a big tuff rock with some holes.

Cave church in the Cappadocian Soganli valley. With the help of some inscriptions in the frescoes it is possipble to date the cave church to the 11th century.

View at the Üc Hacli Kilise (= church with the three crosses) inside a tuff rock. The three crosses are a monumental roof decoration in the central room.

The byzantine cave church of Tagar had been cut into the rock in the shape of a cross. The wallpaintings are dated to the 11th century. UNESCO World Heritage

Entrance to the small Mavrucan Hac cave church with wallpaintings in the local Cappadocian style, about 11th century. Without protection it is only a matter of time until the 1000 years old frescoes will be completely destroyed.

The Ihlara Valley is a deep canyon, cut into the rock by the small river Melendiz Suyu. Inside the valley is the small river and a lot of greenery. The walls of the valley contain many cave churches, chapels and monastries. Some of them with colou...

There are only a few people who find the way to Tatların, and the entrance to the cave church with frescoes from the 13th century is locked by an iron door. This explains why the old frescoes survived the stupid name carving vandalism.

There are only a few people who find the way to Tatların, and the entrance to the cave church with frescoes from the 13th century is locked by an iron door. This explains why the old frescoes survived the stupid name carving vandalism.