Church

St. George Bulgarian Orthodox Church

First, a short walk east of the Selimiye Mosque is St. George Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Sveti Georgi / Ayayorgi Kilisesi). It was built with the permission of Sultan Abdül Hamid II and was consecrated on May 9, 1880. The church was closed after the First Balkan War and reopened in the 1940s. Due to years of neglect, it fell into disrepair until it was renovated by the Turkish General Directorate of Foundations and Bulgaria. It reopened in 2004.