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Gulsehir

Gulsehir

Home to the Acik Saray ruins and St. Jean Church, Gulsehir opens the door to Cappadocia's historic riches waiting to be discovered.

Highlights

  • •Acik Saray rock settlement
  • •St. Jean (Karsi) Church
  • •Kizilirmak views
  • •Unexplored valleys

Acik Saray and St. Jean Church

Acik Saray (Open Palace) is an extensive rock-cut settlement area. Structures dating to the Roman and Byzantine periods were used as a monastery complex. Fairy chimney-shaped rock structures contain rooms serving different purposes.

St. Jean Church (Karsi Church) draws attention with its well-preserved 13th-century frescoes. The scenes depicting the life of Jesus are counted among the highest quality Byzantine paintings in Cappadocia.

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