THE SUMELA MONASTERY

 

The Sümela Monastery in Trabzon's Maçka District was built on a steep cliff between 375 and 395. This Greek Orthodox Monastery and Church Complex, 1150 meters from the sea and 300 meters from the valley, is included in the UNESCO "World Heritage Tentative List".

 

Slope Stability is carried out on the upper rocks of the Sümela Monastery with the mountaineer team and Rockfall Barriers which absorbs uncontrolled energy up to 8,500 kilojoules is performed for the first time in Turkey.

 

The Sümela Monastery, whose restoration work started in March 2019, was reopened by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a ceremony held on July 28, 2020.