Aya Yani Greek Orthodox Church
Changes After Construction:
- No verified information could be found regarding major repair or restoration interventions carried out after the building’s construction.
- The church is listed under the heading of “monumental structures” within the Sarıyer Yenimahalle urban conservation area.
Prominent Features:
- The church belongs to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Istanbul.
- The building is also known as “Ioannis Prodromos.”
- The church is dedicated to the birth of John the Baptist (Ioannis Prodromos).
- The church is situated behind a high courtyard wall; it has a brick-arched entrance opening and an iron entrance gate with a cross above it.
- The mass of the church is read under a pitched roof; semicircular arched window openings are visible on the courtyard wall façade.
- The presence of a “centuries-old/historic” plane tree in the courtyard was emphasized in an album dated 1951.
