Hidirellez Church

It is within the boundaries of Haca Mehmetli Village in Hadar Alyas, ten kms far from the center of Alanya. The church that is thought to have been founded on a slope overlooking the Mediterranean at the beginning of the 19th century is used for worshipping by Christian and Muslim visitors today.

It is rectangular in shape, its roof is built of brick, its walls are made of stone and it has a little apse. There's a mezzanine floor wooden decorated in the church. The frescos on the walls have been detoriated. It's understood from the inscription that the church was repaired in 1873. The inscription being exhibited in Alanya Museum was written in Turkish (the language of Karamans), using the Greek alphabet.

The church was closed when the people of Orthodox Church living in Alanya and speaking Turkish, went to Greece because of the exchange in 1924. Hidirellez Church that has got a water source nearby is also known as the Church of Antalya Kaleizi. Entrance to ruins is free.

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