Religious Sites in Çanakkale: Top Places

The Rahmi M. Koç Museum in Ayvalık's Cunda (Alibey) Island is housed in the historic Taksiyarhis Church building. It opened in 2014 as Ayvalık's first private museum. The church was built in 1873 by the Greek Orthodox community as a Metropolitan Church and dedicated to the guardian archangels Gabriel and Michael. The museum exhibits a wide collection ranging from tin toys to steam-powered mechanical models, baby carriages, and time-measuring instruments. It is within 248 meters walking distance of Panaya Kilisesi.

Religious Sites

Çınarlı Mosque, formerly known as Agia Iorgi Church, is a historical mosque located in Ayvalık district of Balıkesir, built in 1880. Originally built as a Greek Orthodox church, the mosque was converted into a mosque in 1923 after the population exchange.