[9] Kızıl Kilise follows this plan form, using local volcanic stones cut into regular blocks by highly skilled workers.

[5] The presence of huge lintels finished off using a highly professional technique hints to a usage as an imperial or burial chapel.

[4] Gertrude Bell (1868–1926), the British archaeologist and writer, photographed and measured Kızıl Kilise in 1907.

[11] Kızıl Kilise was operational until the 1st of August 1924 by the Turkish-speaking Christians of Sivrihisar village, before they migrated to Greece with the Population Exchange.

İsmet Ağaryılmaz, a retired professor who previously taught restoration techniques at Yıldız Technical University, directed the project.