Provisional protection for the ruined chapel at Tegirmen

The ruined chapel above Tegirmen in the Talas valley has been entered in the Register under provisional protection for two years (Reg. No. 25/097), while the site is studied. A silver chalice and paten found below the chapel this year were declared to the Service.

Digging and the use of metal detectors at the site and around it are prohibited. The Service does not comment on questions of ownership of the finds.