The Çanlı Church, which draws attention with its mummies unearthed until today, is also an important religious center. Çanlı Church is also one of the best views across Hasan Mountain. The interior of the Çanlı Church. It is decorated with frescoes about Jesus and his Apostles. There are houses of various sizes carved into the rocks and dating from the 10th to the 14th centuries in the church and its surroundings. In the researches, it has been understood that the big houses were divided into parts in order to ensure the survival of more than one family when the people of the region became poor. During the architectural survey in the residential area to the east of the Çanlı Church, two large churches, two chapels and a monastery consisting of chambers near them were identified.   Source: https://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/turkiye/aksaray/gezilecekyer/canli-kilise

Located in Selime Town at the end of Ihlara Valley, the monastery is the largest castle monastery in the region. Selime Cathedral was built on 2 floors to make the first Christians able to worship secretly. Carved into the rocks, the monastery was used both as a place of worship and as a fortress against attacks.   Selime Monastery is the cathedral where clergymen were raised and the first loud ritual was held. There are traces of Byzantine architecture in the cathedral which is surrounded by fairy chimneys. The castle, which was used in the Seljuk Period later, is known as the region where the greatest struggles were fought against the Mongol invasion in Anatolia. It is possible to see more than 100 carved structures only around the monastery.   There is also a kitchen and a courtyard built inside the cathedral. The frescoes of Christ ascension and the Virgin Mary are still visible today.   The Selime region also contained a market place in the past. Therefore, there is a way for the safety of caravans inside the monastery. Loaded camels were taken to the middle of the cathedral and taken under protection.  

The name of the person who used this place as a barn was given to the church by the local people. It is on the rocks across the Belisırma Village, on the western bank of the river. The church has a single nave, longitudinal rectangular plan. Its frescoes are dated between the 10th and 11th centuries. Scenes: Annunciation, Visitation, Water Experiment, Birth, Adoration of the Three Magi, Joseph's Dream, Presentation at the Temple, The Last Supper, Betrayal, Jesus on the Cross, Anastasis.   Source: https://aksaray.ktb.gov.tr/TR-63659/kiliseler.html    

The sleeve lengths are in the form of a wide free cross. The passage to the cradle vaulted narthex is through the corridor located in the south of the church. Narrow cross arms in the north and south surround the central space, the ceiling of which is decorated with a relief cross. Frescoes IX. between the first half of the century and the XII. YY. dated between. There are depictions such as Jesus on the cross, the entrance to Jerusalem, the burial of the Egyptian Mary, and the visit. Source: https://aksaray.ktb.gov.tr/TR-63659/kiliseler.html

The name of the building located on the left side of the valley was given by the local people because of the hyacinth flowers growing around it. It is 20m above the river level and the Monastery spaces are carved into the rock mass in two layers. There is a church at the bottom. Frescoes X. century. with his head XI. YY. or XII. YY. It is dated to the beginning of. Scenes: In the apse dome, Mary between Michael and Gabriel, the Annunciation, Koimesis (Death of Mary), Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, Pantocrator (Ruler of the World) Jesus in the dome, Three Hebrew Youths in the Furnace, and Saints.   Source: https://aksaray.ktb.gov.tr/TR-63659/kiliseler.html

It is in the southern part of the entrance stairs to the valley within the Ihlara Valley. The free cross is planned. The central space is covered with a high drum dome and the arms of the cross are covered with barrel vaults. Made with preiconalast technique and IX-XI century. In the frescoes dated, the Annunciation, the revelation visit, the birth, Daniel in the Pit of the Lions, Koimesis, the Migration to Egypt, the baptism of Jesus and the Prophet. The death scenes of Meryem are processed. In the dome, there is the scene of Jesus' ascension.   Source: https://aksaray.ktb.gov.tr/TR-63659/kiliseler.html

This church, which is the highest church in the region and located in Belisırma, was built by Amirarzes Basileios and his wife Tamara. It was decorated between 1283-1295. It is a basilica planned church with an apse. An inscription in Greek circles the entire perimeter of the church. Seljuk Sultan II. Mesud's picture is depicted. The space forming the entrance section has been destroyed as a result of the rupture of a part of the rock. Scenes: Deisis, Vow, St. Prayer to George, Death of Mary, Ascension of Jesus, Metamorphosis.

Known as the Monastery of Girls, the church is stone carved on steep rocks. It is approximately 3 km from Guzelyurt town centre. It was built in the 19th century on the top of a high rock, in which there is a chapel from the Byzantine period. Surrounding the church, where many obsidian materials are found, is undoubtedly an important neolithic settlement. The view of Güzelyurt and Hasan Mountain (3268m) from the Yüksek Church is breathtakingly beautiful. It is said that the area where the high church is located dates back to 8000 BC. It is explained by researchers that the pottery çömek pieces found in this region belong to these ages. It is said that it has a connection with two churches parallel to this church and it was used as a geological measure.   Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20091024102530/http://guzelyurt.org.tr/yuksek.aspx

It is one of the earliest Christian works in Cappadocia and is of great importance for the Orthodox world. The church was built by Emperor Theodosius on behalf of the Nenezili religious scholar, St. Gregorius Theologos, in 385 in a closed cross plan. Later, the bell tower of the church, which underwent various changes, was turned into a minaret and converted into a mosque. The iconostasis, made of wood and painted with madder, located in the apse of the Church Mosque, was moved from its place and arranged as a mihrab after the church was converted into a mosque. In addition to this work, which is one of the most beautiful examples of wood carving, the Russian Tsar II. The wooden anbon sent by Nicholas complements the iconostasis. To the north of the garden is the guest house of the temple. Next to the Church Mosque, there is the underground water, spring, which is descended by a staircase of thirty-five steps.   Kaynak: https://aksaray.ktb.gov.tr/TR-63659/kiliseler.html

The Red Church is an Armenian church that took this name because it was made of red cut stone. V or VI of the Red Church. It is estimated that it was built in the centuries. The church is located in Sivrihisar village of Güzelyurt district of Aksaray province. Source: https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%B1z%C4%B1l_Kilise_(Sivrihisar)