THE BYZANTINE CHURCH NO. 1 IN IULIOPOLIS, NALLIHAN, ANKARA: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDY

Durmus Gur; Deniz Demir; Tolga Çelik

Makale detayları

THE BYZANTINE CHURCH NO. 1 IN IULIOPOLIS, NALLIHAN, ANKARA: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDY

Yazarlar:

Durmus Gur | Deniz Demir | Tolga Çelik

Yayıncı:

Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kültürel ve Doğal Miras

Dergi:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 70, pp.105-123

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357318

pISSN:

1308-2922

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Özet:

 Luliopolis is situated near Sarılar Village, where the Aladağ Stream Skopas River flows. The city was submerged in the 1950s with the construction of the Sarıyar Dam. Many of the citys remains are visible on the slope northeast of the Sarıyar Dam. The Iuliopolis Necropolis, largely uncovered by rescue excavations since 1991, is located on the limestone cliffs northeast of the dam reservoir. The initial archaeological work in 1991 began as rescue excavations in the citys necropolis under the supervision of the Ankara Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. The necropolis excavations, which were interrupted from 1991 to 2009, were damaged by illegal excavations carried out by treasure hunters. After a long hiatus, archaeological investigations were restarted in 2009 to uncover the structures of Iuliopolis, prevent destruction, and protect the citys remains, and these studies continue today. This article details the excavation works and findings of Byzantine Church Number 1 in the ancient city of Iuliopolis, located in the Nallıhan district of Ankara, between 2012 and 2015. Initially built as a rock-cut chapel in the 3rd-4th centuries, the structure was transformed into a three-nave basilica in the 5th-6th centuries. The church was used until the 11th century. Architectural findings, ceramic fragments, and brick and tile remnants obtained from the excavations indicate that the church shares similar characteristics with other Byzantine structures of the period. Additionally, stories about the life of Saint Theodore suggest that the church may have been dedicated to this saint. The article aims to shed light on the religious and social life of Iuliopolis during the Byzantine period.

 Luliopolis is situated near Sarılar Village, where the Aladağ Stream Skopas River flows. The city was submerged in the 1950s with the construction of the Sarıyar Dam. Many of the citys remains are visible on the slope northeast of the Sarıyar Dam. The Iuliopolis Necropolis, largely uncovered by rescue excavations since 1991, is located on the limestone cliffs northeast of the dam reservoir. The initial archaeological work in 1991 began as rescue excavations in the citys necropolis under the supervision of the Ankara Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. The necropolis excavations, which were interrupted from 1991 to 2009, were damaged by illegal excavations carried out by treasure hunters. After a long hiatus, archaeological investigations were restarted in 2009 to uncover the structures of Iuliopolis, prevent destruction, and protect the citys remains, and these studies continue today. This article details the excavation works and findings of Byzantine Church Number 1 in the ancient city of Iuliopolis, located in the Nallıhan district of Ankara, between 2012 and 2015. Initially built as a rock-cut chapel in the 3rd-4th centuries, the structure was transformed into a three-nave basilica in the 5th-6th centuries. The church was used until the 11th century. Architectural findings, ceramic fragments, and brick and tile remnants obtained from the excavations indicate that the church shares similar characteristics with other Byzantine structures of the period. Additionally, stories about the life of Saint Theodore suggest that the church may have been dedicated to this saint. The article aims to shed light on the religious and social life of Iuliopolis during the Byzantine period.

 Luliopolis is situated near Sarılar Village, where the Aladağ Stream Skopas River flows. The city was submerged in the 1950s with the construction of the Sarıyar Dam. Many of the citys remains are visible on the slope northeast of the Sarıyar Dam. The Iuliopolis Necropolis, largely uncovered by rescue excavations since 1991, is located on the limestone cliffs northeast of the dam reservoir. The initial archaeological work in 1991 began as rescue excavations in the citys necropolis under the supervision of the Ankara Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. The necropolis excavations, which were interrupted from 1991 to 2009, were damaged by illegal excavations carried out by treasure hunters. After a long hiatus, archaeological investigations were restarted in 2009 to uncover the structures of Iuliopolis, prevent destruction, and protect the citys remains, and these studies continue today. This article details the excavation works and findings of Byzantine Church Number 1 in the ancient city of Iuliopolis, located in the Nallıhan district of Ankara, between 2012 and 2015. Initially built as a rock-cut chapel in the 3rd-4th centuries, the structure was transformed into a three-nave basilica in the 5th-6th centuries. The church was used until the 11th century. Architectural findings, ceramic fragments, and brick and tile remnants obtained from the excavations indicate that the church shares similar characteristics with other Byzantine structures of the period. Additionally, stories about the life of Saint Theodore suggest that the church may have been dedicated to this saint. The article aims to shed light on the religious and social life of Iuliopolis during the Byzantine period.

 Luliopolis günümüzde, Aladağ Çayının Skopas Nehri geçtiği Sarılar Köyü civarında yer almaktadır. Kent, 1950lerde Sarıyar Barajının inşa edilmesiyle sular altında kalmıştır. Kente ait kalıntıların birçoğu Sarıyar Barajının kuzeydoğusundaki yamaçta görülmektedir. 1991 yılından itibaren kurtarma kazılarıyla büyük bölümü açığa çıkartılan Iuliopolis Nekropolü, baraj göletinin kuzeydoğusundaki kalker kayalıklar üzerinde yer almaktadır. 1991 yılındaki ilk arkeolojik çalışmalar, Ankara Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesinin denetiminde kentin nekropolünde kurtarma kazıları adıyla başlatılmıştır. 1991den 2009 yılına kadar ara verilen nekropol kazıları, hayalperest define avcılarının yaptığı kaçak kazılarla zarar görmüştür. Uzun bir aradan sonra Iuliopolis yapılarını açığa çıkartmak, tahribatları önlemek ve kentin kalıntılarını korumak amacıyla 2009 yılında yeniden arkeolojik incelemeler başlatılmış olup bu çalışmalar, günümüzde devam ettirilmektedir. Bu makale, Ankaranın Nallıhan ilçesinde bulunan Iuliopolis antik kentindeki 1 Numaralı Bizans Kilisesinin 2012-2015 yılları arasındaki kazı çalışmalarını ve elde edilen bulguları detaylı olarak incelemektedir. İlk evrede 3.-4. yüzyıllarda kayaya oyulmuş bir şapel olarak inşa edilen yapı, 5.-6. yüzyıllarda üç nefli bir bazilikaya dönüştürülmüştür. Kilise, 11. yüzyıla kadar kullanılmıştır. Kazılarda elde edilen mimari bulgular, seramik parçaları, tuğla ve kiremit kalıntıları, kilisenin dönemin diğer Bizans yapılarıyla benzer özellikler taşıdığını göstermektedir. Ayrıca, Aziz Theodorenin yaşamına dair hikâyeler, kilisenin bu azize ithaf edilmiş olabileceğini düşündürmektedir. Makale, Iuliopolisin Bizans dönemindeki dini ve toplumsal yaşamına ışık tutmayı amaçlamaktadır.

Makale detayları

THE BYZANTINE CHURCH NO. 1 IN IULIOPOLIS, NALLIHAN, ANKARA: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDY

Yazarlar:

Durmus Gur | Deniz Demir | Tolga Çelik

Yayıncı:

Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kültürel ve Doğal Miras

Dergi:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 70, pp.105-123

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357318

pISSN:

1308-2922

Ankara

Byzantine

Iuliopolis

Church

NallıhanAnkara

Bizans

Iuliopolis

Kilise

Nallıhan.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Durmus Gur | Deniz Demir | Tolga Çelik

Yayıncı: Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar: Kültürel ve Doğal Miras

Dergi: Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 70, pp.105-123

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001357318

pISSN: 1308-2922

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Durmus Gur | Deniz Demir | Tolga Çelik

Yayıncı:

Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kültürel ve Doğal Miras

Dergi:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 70, pp.105-123

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357318

pISSN:

1308-2922