Georgian Orthodox Church in Turkey explained

The Georgian Orthodox Church is a major part of Orthodox Christianity in Turkey. Georgian churches in Turkey, namely in Artvin, Ardahan, Kars, and Erzurum, are under the jurisdiction of Batumi and Lazeti, Akhaltsikhe and Tao-Klarjeti, and Akhalkalaki, Kumurdo and Kars eparchies.

List of churches and monasteries

Northeast Turkey

Church name Picture Status
Oshki (Öşk Vank/Çamlıyamaç) abandoned
Khakhuli Monastery (Haho/Bağbaşi) converted into a mosque
Doliskana (Dolişhane/Hamamlıköy) abandoned
Bana cathedral (Penek) ruins
Tbeti Monastery (Cevizli) ruins
ruins
Ishkhani (İşhan) protected
Parkhali (Barhal/Altıparmak) converted into a mosque
ruins
ruins
Otkhta Eklesia ((Dörtkilise)) abandoned
ruins
Vachedzori Monasteryruins
ruins
ruins
ruins
ruins
Ts'q'arostavi (in Javakheti) monastery ruins
ruins
Kamhisiruins
Artanuji citadel churchruins
Esbeki monasteryruins
Sveti churchruins
Zegani churchruins
Ts'q'arostavi (in Klarjeti) monasteryruins
Enirabatiruins
Ali monasteryruins
Leksori monasteryruins
K'ineposi complexruins
Ch'ala churchconverted into a mosque
Gogiuba churchruins
Sik'iarebi churchturned into a barn
Samts'q'ariruins
Mamats'minda churchruins
Chaisi churchturned into a mosque
Changli churchabandoned
Taoskari Churchruins
Tadzarani Monasteryruins

Other areas

!Church name!Picture!Status
St. Barlaam Monastery
წმ. ბარლაამის მონასტერი კასიუსის მთაზე
ruins

See also