Cavusin

Welcome to Çavuşin, one of the oldest and most dramatically situated settlements in the Cappadocia region. As we approach, the first thing that strikes the viewer is the massive, honeycombed cliff that towers over the modern…

The Great Basilica of Saint John the Baptist at Çavuşin is an architectural marvel that underscores the importance of this village during the Byzantine era. Carved into the very top of the cliff, it is remarkably spacious for a…

Walking through the abandoned streets of Old Çavuşin, one gets a palpable sense of how the ancient inhabitants lived. The dwellings are stacked on top of each other, with the roof of one house often serving as the terrace or…

As we descend from the high ruins of Çavuşin, we leave behind a place that feels like it exists between worlds. The old cliffside stands as a crumbling monument to a thousand years of human endurance, while the new village below…