Religious Sites

The Sumela Monastery, referred to by locals as “Meryem Ana,” or the House of the Virgin Mary, serves as a remarkable symbol of human faith and architectural skill, dramatically perched on the steep rock face of the Pontic Mountains in present-day Turkey. This remarkable monastic complex, known as Sümela Manastırı in Turkish, occupies a stunning […]

Nestled in the rocky mountains of southern Turkey, Dayro d-Mor Gabriel, also known as Deyrulumur, is a witness to the Syriac Orthodox Church’s ongoing spiritual and cultural legacy. Mor Gabriel is the world’s second-oldest surviving Syriac Orthodox monastery, behind only the renowned Mar Mattai Monastery in northern Iraq in antiquity. It stands as a symbol […]

The Süleymaniye Mosque, designed by the renowned Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan from 1551 to 1557, serves as a significant representation of the era of Suleiman the Magnificent. Situated on the highest hill of Istanbul’s historic peninsula, the mosque serves as a significant emblem of the city’s cultural and architectural heritage. The structure serves as the […]

More often known as the Blue Mosque, the Sultan Ahmet Mosque is one of Istanbul’s most famous buildings. Sultan Ahmed I ordered the building of this outstanding mosque on the ancient peninsula between 1609 and 1617. Representing the pinnacle of centuries of religious and cultural development, the mosque is a flawless mix of Ottoman and […]