“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.” (Ps.23:1-2)

SURP ASDVADZADZIN ARMENIAN CHURCH, BESIKTAS
Priest Krikor Taranağtzi first mentioned a chapel with two priests in Beşiktaş in 1623. Jeremiah Çelebi also testified to the existence of a small church

SURP ASDVADZADZIN ARMENIAN CHURCH, ORTAKOY
This church was first mentioned as Surp Giragos in 1665. It belonged to Armenians who migrated from Eğin and its village of Abuçeh and settled

SURP ASDVADZADZIN ARMENIAN CHURCH, YENIKOY
According to Per Ğugas İnciciyan, the Surp Asdvadzadzin Church already existed in Yeniköy in 1794. The church, which underwent a radical restoration thanks to the

SURP HRIPSIMYANTS ARMENIAN CHURCH, BOYACIKOY
This church is located at the farthest point on the European side of the Bosphorus. Built by brothers Kevork and Garabed Karakehya, it opened for

SURP KRIKOR LUSAVORIC ARMENIAN CHURCH, GALATA
It is the oldest known church in Istanbul. According to two manuscripts dated 1360 and 1361, there was a church named Surp Sarkis in Galata.

SURP SANTUHT ARMENIAN CHURCH, RUMELI HISARI
Surp Santuht Church was built in the late 18th century. The wooden church fell into ruin over time and was renovated in 1816. The church

SURP YERITS MANGANTS ARMENIAN CHURCH, BOYACIKOY
It was built of wood by Misak Amira Misakyan in 1840. The church, which is still in use today, was rebuilt in masonry in 1885.

SURP YERRORTUTYUN ARMENIAN CHURCH, BEYOGLU
The church already existed in the 16th century. According to a manuscript, the church land was purchased according to a 1503 manuscript titled “Three Horans”