Cakirkaya Monastery, Türkiye's overlooked rock-cut heritage, faces risk - Türkiye Today

A centuries-old monastery carved into a towering rock formation in northeastern Türkiye is showing increasing signs of deterioration, as residents of Cakirkaya village call for the historic site to be restored and brought into regional tourism. www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/caki... Rock-cut Cakirkaya Monastery in Gumushane, believed to date to the 13th-15th centuries, faces deterioration as locals