The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered ...

Syriacs are an ethnic group historically settled in regions that now include modern-day Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. Their ...

Turkey's oldest and most famous mosques are active places of worship for Muslims to this day. In Islam, every mosque is a house of God. The iconic mosques of Turkey have vast cultural and ...

Turkey’s biggest city, to try their luck here. But it hasn’t been easy. “I left school at 13,” Dogan said. “We sleep in dilapidated buildings near Suleymaniye Mosque, with dirty blankets ...

Pope Francis on Sunday joined an international chorus of condemnation of Turkey's decision to convert Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia landmark back into a mosque. “I think of Hagia Sophia ...

The clang of makeshift carts echoes through winding alleys in one of Istanbul 's oldest neighborhoods as a hidden workforce ...