Turkey hopes to expand its influence by investing in infrastructure and religious landmark buildings across the Western ...

INTOXICATING Istanbul draws visitors back again and again to explore its magical historical sites, buzzing bazaars and ...

Divers exploring a 2,000-year-old shipwreck off Adrasan, Turkey, uncovered perfectly stacked ceramics — a time capsule of ...

The interior gleams with over 20,000 of the famous blue on white Iznik tiles from which the site's unofficial name (it’s really the Sultanahmet Mosque) derives.

The iconic Sultan Ahmed Mosque is also known as the "Blue Mosque" due to the blue İznik tiles which adorn its interior. It lies just behind the Obelisk.

The Cradle of Western Architecture Athens is like a time machine that transports you back to the very roots of Western ...

The decorative art of the Sri Sendayan Mosque combines elements from Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, and China. Among the unique features are the wood carvings on the walls of the prayer hall, the gold ...

Aerial view of Hagi Sophia and Sultanahmet Camii - Blue Mosque that is restoring. (Turkish: Ayasofya, Greek: Αγία Σοφία, Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia) at sunrise in Istanbul, Turkey. Hagia ...

Beyond, the massive Hagia Sophia dome and the Blue Mosque’s six minarets pierce the morning sky, their silhouettes defining one of the world’s most magnificent urban landscapes.

The landmark is located in Istanbul, Turkey, in the district known as Sultanahmet District. The Blue Mosque’s location is near a number of other notable tourist sites in the city from a range of ...

But arguably just as stunning as the latter (if not more) is Rüstem Pasha: this “miniature Blue Mosque” boasts the same profusion of Iznik tiles in patterns of cobalt and aquamarine, yet with ...