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Join this channel to support the channel: / @hasanada Afkule (Afkule Monastery / Çileler Monastery); It is a rock-carved structure approximately 400 meters above sea level on the slopes of Soğuksu Bay in the Fethiye district of Muğla. It is 3 kilometers from Kayaköy. Although it is called a monastery among the public, it is more appropriate to call it a personal temple with an area of 10 square meters, and it is also possible that it was built as a watchtower for military purposes, probably due to its strategic point. It is among the important tourism points, especially due to the beauty of its view. It is estimated that the architectural structure was built in the 5th or 6th century. The rock-carved architecture of approximately 10 square meters has two floors. The upper floor is accessed by stairs from the inside. There are two rooms carved into the rocks on the second floor. It is rumored that Afkule, which is described as a miniature of the Sümela Monastery because it is located on a steep slope and can be climbed up the rocks, was carved into the rocks during the time of a hermit monk named Hagios Eleftherios. According to legend, the monk Eleftherios built the monastery by carving the rock with tools he collected by begging and lived a solitary life here until his death. Source: https://www.arkeolojikhaber.com/haber...