The Fourth Crusade left three terrible legacies: a deepening religious split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic ...

Experts say that the evolution of mosque architecture in Türkiye has been shaped over centuries by geography, aesthetic ...

It had been a particularly long day for us all, having left our cosy hotel on the Asian (or Anatolian) side of Istanbul in ...

A surprising glimpse, a quarter-century into the millennium: The reassuring figure of the Anglican clergyman—enthusiast; amateur; generous of spirit, perhaps to a fault—acting cicerone among a dozen ...

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From city to sea… Büyükada, the largest of Istanbul's Princes' Islands, is a must for those in search of peace ...

From majestic mosques to tasty treats, mum of two Hannah Britt reveals why the juggernaut of a city is a Turkish delight for ...

Scaffolds are installed at Hagia Sophia mosque for restoration work in Istanbul, Turkiye, on Sunday. EMRAH GUREL/AP ISTANBUL — Turkiye has begun a new phase in the sweeping restorations of the nearly ...

You’ve heard about Hagia Sophia’s famous dome. But what about the miraculous column, the Viking graffiti, and the portrait of Byzantium’s worst emperor? One Fernando Mendoza throw may have clinched ...

At one time a cathedral, later a mosque, and now the chief museum of the Turkish Republic, Hagia Sophia, in the ancient Byzantine imperial capital of Constantinople (now Istanbul), was a world-famous ...

Hagia Sophia was originally a Christian cathedral in what was then Constantinople. It was built in the 6 th century AD by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great and the main building was designed ...

Istanbul (CNN) — Whether you’re a believer or not, visiting Hagia Sophia is a spiritual experience. The architectural genius of this place of worship — which was built as a church in 537CE before its ...