The Ihlara Valley is a canyon which is 15 km long and up to 150 m deep in central Anatolia, southwest of Cappadocia.
Located in the municipality of Güzelyurt in Aksaray. The valley contains around 50 rock-hewn Christian churches and numerous rock-cut buildings. At the north end of the village of Ihlara, there is a stairway with almost 400 steps, which descends over 100 m down into the canyon.