Christian monasteries in Turkey

oldest surviving Syriac Orthodox monastery in the world

former Armenian monastery on an island in Lake Van, Turkey

mosque in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey

monastery in Mardin, Turkey

Armenian monastery in Turkey

Armenian monastery in Turkey

Narekavank (, "Monastery of Narek", Western Armenian: Nareg) was a tenth-century Armenian monastery in the historic province of Vaspurakan, near the southern shores of Lake Van, in present-day Gevaş district in Van Province in eastern Turkey. The monastery was one of the most prominent in medieval Armenia and had a major school. The poet Gregory of Narek (Grigor Narekatsi) notably flourished at the monastery. It was abandoned in 1915 during the Armenian genocide, and reportedly demolished around 1951. A mosque now stands on its location.

Medieval Armenian monestery in present-day Başkale, Van, Turkey

Horomos (), also known as Horomosivank, Ghoshavank, Hochavank or Khosha Vank, is an abandoned and ruined medieval Armenian monastic complex about 15 kilometers northeast of the ruins of Ani—the capital of Bagratid Armenia—) in present-day eastern Turkey. With its collection of churches, chapels and tombs, Horomos has been described as one of the most significant spiritual and cultural religious centers in medieval Armenia and one of the largest in all the Christian East.

monastery in Maçka, Trabzon, Turkey

a ruined Armenian Apostolic monastery

Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mut, Mersin, Turkey

Karmravank (, meaning Red Monastery) is an abandoned 10th century Armenian monastery in the Vaspurakan province of historic Armenia (now in the Van Province of Turkey). It was founded by King Gagik I (908–943) of the Artsruni dynasty. It is located 12 kilometers west-northwest of Akdamar Island.

near Trabzon

church building in Niğde Province, Turkey

church in Nusaybin, Turkey

Greek Orthodox monastery near Tirilye, Turkey