Çatıören

Coordinates: 36°31′23″N 34°07′24″E / 36.52306°N 34.12333°E / 36.52306; 34.12333
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Çatıören is an archaeological site in Mersin Province, Turkey.

Temple of Hermes in Çatıören
Çatıören church

Geography

The site is situated in the rural area of

Ayaş
to north. The ruins are to the west of the road.

History

Due to scarcity of documents, the history of the site has not been studied and the original name of the site is unknown. The Turkish name Çatıören means "roof-ruin". But the presence of a

Byzantine building.[1]
It seems, like many other similar sites the settlement continued uninterrupted from the Hellenistic to Byzantine age.

The ruins

Although the ruins are scattered around, only three building are partially standing. The building just next to the road is thought to be an early Byzantine church. Two walls as well as the apse are standing. The Hellenistic temple is further to west and located on a hill. It is a temple of Hermes, the Greek god of transitions. Partially rock carved, four walls and a staircase are standing. On the wall there is a relief of Caduceus. There is another building which was probably a tower to the south of the temple. There are also ruins of cisterns, sepulchers etc. around.[2]

References

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  2. ^ Sağlam, Mustafa (4 February 2012). "ÇATIÖREN HARABELERİ | İçel | Türkiye". www.kendingez.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-08-19.