Turkey is located near two fault lines, leaving the 1,500-year-old structure vulnerable to damage. Architects and engineers ...

Istanbul marks the 572nd anniversary of its conquest by Fatih Sultan Mehmet, celebrating the city’s transformation into the ...

We explore some of Istanbul's top sights including the Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar & the Blue Mosque. We also get to try some ...

Featuring pieces influenced by Turkish culture and world challenges, including a moving tribute to Palestine, Turkish artist ...

The holy month of fasting spans a period of 29 to 30 days and celebrates the first time when the Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad ... at the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul on Friday.

was primarily intended as an architectural rival to the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. The inscription adorning its walls mentions two messengers of God: Jesus, son of Mary, and Muhammad.

The Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul ... affirms a person’s belief in the oneness of God and the prophethood of Muhammad. The Shahada is recited as: “La ilaha illallah, Muhammadur rasulullah.” ...

In it -underground, to protect it from earthquakes- was placed a great arc with a 40.4-meter radius which, according to a Turkish witness who had the chance to see it personally, was as tall as the ...

Essentially, they are demanding the return of Hagia Sophia to a museum from its current status as ... aiming to leverage Muslim protests ignited by smear campaigns against the Prophet Muhammad. In ...

Hagia Sophia’s transformation into a mosque became ... being the first qibla in Islam and the site of Prophet Muhammad’s Isra and Miraj (Night Journey and Ascension). Spanning 144,000 square ...

“After Hagia Sophia, praise be to God ... A tomb of one of Prophet Muhammad's companions, Abu Said al-Khudari, was erected within Kariye's garden. Khudari is believed to have travelled to ...