Last month we traveled to a part of Turkey with evocative stone architecture and a mixture of Muslim and Christian inhabitants. Mardin, Midyat, and Hasankeyf lie in southeastern Turkey, an area long-ago named Mesopotamia, meaning the land between two rivers.
Buildings in this area blend with the honey-colored landscape.
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| Cliff caves look down on 5th century Deyr ul Zaferan monastery |
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| A tomb outside the 13th century Kasimiye Madrasa faces southern Mesopotamia |
Talented carvers with poetic souls have used their skills to soften windows, doors and edges of buildings.
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| Midyat home |
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| Rose garden at Mardin Museum |
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| Mor Sharbel Syrian Orthodox church, Midyat |
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| Ulu Mosque, Mardin |
Let’s look at a few Syrian Orthodox Christian churches.
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| Deyr ul Zaferan monastery. Note the similarity with Islamic domes. |
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| Mor Sharbel church bell tower |
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| A designation both grand and quaint, in sixth century Kirklar Church |
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| Bible cover, Mor Sharbel church |
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| Aramaic teacher, Mor Sharbel church |
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| Wall sconce, Mor Sharbel |
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| Wall adornment, Kirklar church |
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| Hand-painted curtain concealing altar, Mor Gabriel monastery |
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| Hah Meryam Ana altar relics |
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| 6th century wall panel at Mor Gabriel Monastery, believed to be the oldest mosaic in the Middle East |
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| Mor Sharbel choir robes |
Let us now turn to something more temporal, Hasankeyf, a town soon to be submerged by a hydroelectric dam. Situated alongside the Tigris River, it dates back to 1800 BCE.
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| Remains of Tigris bridge built in 1116 by the Artuqid Sultan Fahrettin Karaaslan. Cave dwellings in background. |
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| Tile-glazed tomb of Turkomen Zeynel Bey, who died in 1473 |
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| At sunset, Hasankeyf residents ponder a view soon to be obliterated |
And finally, the inhabitants of Turkish Mesopotamia. They have shared the land for several thousand years. They have seen civilizations come and go. Very little seems to ruffle them.
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| Muslim women on a tour of Kirklar church |
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