Kozan Eskikabasakal/Peri Settlement and Its Christian Architecture

Abstract

The ancient settlement, also known as Perili Castle or Peri Castle, is located in the Doseme locality within the borders of Eskikabasakal village of Kozan (Sis) district of Adana province. Perili settlement is on a hill with an altitude of approximately 400 m and spreads mostly on the eastern slopes. Approximately 6 km west of Perili settlement, Kozan district is located, 7,5 km northeast of Kozan's Acarmantas neighbourhood and Bucak Castle, which is within the borders of this neighbourhood. Today, the settlement has reached a largely destroyed form. There are two churches, three chapels/baptisteries, rock tombs, a water well, a fountain and many ancient buildings' remains and traces in the settlement. The aim of this study is; Illegal excavations made as a result of neglect, the unprotected works of the mine right next to it and the determination of the places on this historical settlement, which is on the verge of extinction due to natural reasons. For this purpose, the area was scanned, the drawings of the structures that were determined and giving plans were made and their status was determined by photographing them. It was not possible to detect some building remains because the settlement was spread over a large area and a large part of it was destroyed to an extent that it could not be identified. This study covers the churches and chapels in the Peri Settlement. In this study, Christian architectural works will be defined in detail and will be introduced to the world of science with plans and photographs.