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According to the inscription on the construction date of the church, which is located in the Ovacık Town of Niğde Province, it is seen as 1771. The building, which was originally built as a church, was converted into a mosque in the following years. Church The mosque is entered through the door on the side of the narthex. The arches of the narthex were covered with stone material. The church, which was built with 3 naves in the interior, consists of the main apse and two small apes on the sides. There is a second floor just opposite the main apse. In the following years, approximately two meters of ground was raised when it was converted into a mosque. There is a bell tower in the southeast of the church, and a minaret was added later. It is also used as a mosque by adding a mihrab inside the church. The Qur'an course and imam's house were built in the courtyard of the church, whose roof is covered with tiles.

 

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https://nigde.ktb.gov.tr/TR-154659/kilise-ve-sapeller.html

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