Siran Kozagac Village Cakirkaya Church

Çakırkaya Monastery, located in the Kozağaç area of ​​Çakırkaya Village, was built by carving a rock mass 65 m above the ground with very careful workmanship. The church, chapel, a few small spaces in the rocks and service rooms arranged in equal dimensions at the foundation level on the south side have survived from the monastery to the present day. The church, which can be reached by climbing rock steps on the south side, is arranged in a rectangular space of 14.96 m x 7.18 m, in a three-nave domed basilica plan. The interior is divided into three naves by two support rows connected by round arches. The naves are covered with barrel vaults extending in the east-west direction, and a dome shaped by carving is placed on the naos. Seven columns, except one, have been broken inside the church. Only the stalactite columns on the upper level have survived to the present day. There are niches in the main and side apses. There is a chapel with three large niches in its rectangular apse to the west of the Çakırkaya church, which was built with normal architectural elements.