Once out of sight of the massive shipyards, Tuzla is revealed as a rather lovely seaside town. Two of the major streets close to the coast are named Manastır Caddesi and Papaz Çeşme Sokak. These promise rather more than they deliver. The visible remains comprise the foundations and lower wall of a rectangular building, hard against an IETT bus stop (40.817735,29.30132). This seems to have been the ayazma. The presence of undeveloped land surrounding it may be an indication that further traces of an extensive monastery cover a wide area.
On an island a few hundred metres off the coast of Tuzla are the well-preserved remains of the Byzantine Church of St. Glykeria (Hagia Glykeria Nesos, 40.791212,29.274938). However, the island is owned by Rahmi Koç and this limits access somewhat. The island may once have been called Incirli Adası but now is invariably called Koç Adası. There is some information here.
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