Some of my most vivid memories from my first visit to Istanbul in the 1970s are of the colorful locals. Scruffy kids sold ...

Its centrepiece, a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk ... Facing the Hagia Sophia is the Blue Mosque. The area in between is the historic centre of Istanbul, with blossoming trees, refreshing ...

A two-day tour from Istanbul is easy to ... You will visit the 17th-century Blue Mosque, nearby Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace, the home of the Ottoman Sultans for several centuries. Other highlights ...

Soar over the majestic Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) in Istanbul, where six elegant minarets and cascading domes rise above the historic skyline, captured in stunning drone footage that showcases ...

There are a lot of great restaurants in Istanbul—but nothing compares to a restaurant with a view. These are some of the top spots in Sultanahmet Square for taking in the views from afar.

Nestled within Istanbul's historic Fatih ... described their time at this mosque as "amazing" and "peaceful," adding that it is just as stunning as the Blue Mosque and cannot be missed.

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Monday stormed the al-Aqsa mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, during “Jerusalem Day” celebrations marking ...

The detentions were carried out not only in İstanbul but also in İzmir, Trabzon, Antalya, Dersim, and Kocaeli. Among those taken into custody are several senior officials working at the İstanbul ...

Istanbul, Türkiye's largest city that spans Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait, climbed one spot in the ranking of world congress cities last year and entered the top 20 for the first ...

The expert found the propaganda, which is supportive of Ramesses II, on the 3,300-year-old obelisk that sits in Paris' Place de la Concorde. Olette-Pelletier saw the obelisk up close in 2021 after ...

Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Istanbul, weeks after a military conflict between Islamabad and New Delhi. The two ...