Özet:

The southern shores of the Sea of Marmara and the northwest of Anatolia adjacent to this sea are called Bithynia in historical sources. Bithynia played a great role in Byzantine political and religious history due to its proximity to the capital, and the fact that important trade and expedition routes passed through the region. The region started to become Christian as of the 1st century, and in the following centuries it became one of the most important centers of Byzantine religious life. In addition to religiously and politically important cities such as Iznik and Izmit, settlements such as Gemlik, Mudanya and Bursa have also become important religious centers. The subject of the study is Kumyaka, Archangels Church, Gemlik Kurşunlu St. Aberkios Monastery Church and the church near the İznik Yenişehir Gate, which are among the examples with a ciborion plan in Bursa. First of all, the architectural presentations of the buildings were supported by drawings and photographs. Then, the first examples and distributions of the plan type were examined and the place of the kiborion plan type in Byzantine religious architecture was tried to be determined.

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