I am so happy that this monastery is not ignored and being cared by its community very well. The monastery is very serene and beautiful, there is an entrance fee and you are being briefly informed by Syriac guys about its history. Many parts are closed for visitors and I guess it is because of its current use, it is still being used as a worship centre. The garden is well designed and the location is about half an hour from Mardin city centre. It is certainly worth seeing.

Though the Deyrulzafaran Monastery is a short bus ride away from Mardin, it is a world away. Tucked behind the beautifully crafted gates, is a fertile green land, kept immaculately groomed by the staff living on site. This is an active Monastery - with services held every Sunday. Though a Holy site for centuries, the facility is open for tourists to experience. They have tours that run approx. 30 min. and often, the tours are packed, so there is ample space to wait at the Cafe near the entrance. This cafe sells local spiced coffees ( with Cardamom, Cinnamon and other healing herbs), and a selection of teas. The Saffron tea is a local favorite, as is the Ceylon black version. They also had ample snacks and cold beverages. The gift shop, though low stocked, offered items that we did not see anywhere else in the vicinity. The tour guides offered options in English, Spanish, Turkish and local dialect. The first printing press of Anatolia is housed in this Monastery. Do make the trip over, you won't be disappointed.

The beauty highlighted in the stone that has stood the test of time and illuminated by the sun will definitely remind you of a golden stone. Here you can see the pagan temple of sacrifice, Assyrian monastery. With a beautiful inner courtyard and a fountain of life.

Dear readers, A very interesting historical site, that day I went with a group of people unfortunately the guide told in Turkish, fortunately someone translated it into English. I recommend you a lot to visit this elegant place.

1500 year old. Full of history and still in use for worshipping so quite unique place. There is 1500 year old pagan worship place. So amazing that they put about 20 stones each 1.5 tons on the roof without any adhesive. I was stocked that how they did it. They used 45 degrees 📐 angled stones. That was on 500 AD. Amazing.

Mor Hananyo Monastery is still actively used as religious center. As a significant part of the Syriac Church, traditional worship and religious activities contioue to takes place there. Ticket price: 80 TL (~2.5€) There are admitted in groups and accompanied by a guide. I don’t know if there are guides in languages other than Turkish. It is worth visiting.

While a nice monastery to visit, much was off limits and we felt they spent more effort trying to sell souvenirs. Worth buying some local wine though.

They cope well with the balance between being an active teaching and worshipping community and being a tourist attraction, attracting visitors for reasons varying from history interest to religious practice to tictoc influence opportunity. Few foreign visitors, so no English spoken.... but after the tour the guide was open to answering questions in English, as was the helpful lady serving in the shop.

Entrance price 80tl (November 2023) A cool place to see. Especially how the monetary was built on a 4000 year old temple

Nice and impressive place to see but nothing special to have, except the beautiful church, I believe. It feels like some sort of restricted area. 60₺ for Grown Ups, 30₺ for Students.

Historical place - Mor Hananyo Monastery is same place as Deyrulzafaran. - The history of the monastery building is B.C. - Beautiful, peaceful place.

Well organised, visitor friendly place.

100% visit here. Very old place which every human needs to see if wants to know about history. One part of building history goes back to 4000 years ago still stands still. 100% visit. The area is very encient.

We had to wait 25 minutes to be let in since they only allow you to enter with guides. This creates a lot of congestion and a very crowded visiting experience. For non Turkish speakers you don’t gain any benefit of the guide explanations and only receive the drawbacks of the crowd. They don’t allow you to break off from the group and visit other sections of the monastery.

All existing Assyrian monasteries are active in Mardin. Historical treasures of the Türkiye. Entrance fee is 15Tl.

Mind blowing architecture.. Authentic Syriac Orthodox style, Saffron coloured beauty, Church and courtyard with a well are outstanding.. A must see... Gem of Mardin..

Very informative and ancient. Guides are available to explain everything. You have to request them for English explanation.

The monastery is well worth the visit. If you have the chance then speak to father Gabriel who is a lovely old man. Be sure to visit both prayer rooms, new and old.

It is a really nice architecture but nothing much to see except for the building and its praying rooms, everything else is closed to tourists. It takes about 20min max time to see everything, but we had to wait 20min to get into it.

The monastery was interesting enough, I would not go out of my way to go see it. Some interesting pictures. 3btraveler