A Greek Orthodox church of 1833 built near an early Christian martyrion of the 4th-5th century, possibly of Saints Carpus and Papylus, on the site of an ancient church of Hagios Polykarpos. It is still officiated and can be visited.
- Address
- Bestekar Hakkı Sokak, Samatya, Fatih
- Hours
- Hours not verified
- Best time to go
- Any time · About 30 min
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- ₺₺
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The church is on Bestekar Hakkı Sokak behind a high wall.
- The dilapidated Byzantine martyrion lies beneath it on İmrahor İlyasbey Caddesi, behind a gas station; it houses shops, an iron workshop and a car wash, entered through an enlarged ancient window.
- The hagiasma (holy spring) still exists opposite the martyrion.