These pictures were taken in a corridor or series of adjacent rooms, number 11 on the ground plan, where there were several graves on either side with extensive frescoes.
Detail of the fresco depicting the ‘Death of St. Nicolas’: Saints and city people present at the event.
The frescos depicting the life of St. Nicolas (and the legends about him), in the northeast aisle arcade of the church, date from the 12th century. They are the only surviving ‘St. Nicolas cycle’ in Turkey.
Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: Website of ‘stnicholascenter.org’ .