ISTANBUL, Dec 23 (KNA) -- Hagia Sophia mosque is a world-level historic and cultural landmark ... It finished in 537 AD to become the largest cathedral in the world for nine centuries. After the ...

No trip to Turkey is complete without entering the many magical mosques of the country, but don't go making any social gaffs ...

The grant opening of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, the center of Orthodox Christianity for a millennium was held on December 27, 537 AD.

It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul. Visitors say this mosque offers stunning architecture inside and out. It can, however, get busy, so consider arriving early. And remember ...

CUL-TURKIYE-MOSQUE Hagia Sophia built as cathedral, transformed into museum and mosque Photo Feature by Hussein Bahbahani ...

Southbound traffic in Turkey's Bosphorus strait will resume at 1440 GMT on Thursday, having been halted earlier in the day after a tanker suffered an engine failure during northbound transit through ...

Turkey's net monthly minimum wage will be 22,104 Turkish lira ($630.36) in 2025, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on ...

one of the largest celebrations abroad is being held in Turkey, which hosts nearly 3 million Syrian refugees. Istanbul, which hosts nearly 500,000 Syrian refugees, has been the scene of many ...

Safak Timur contributed reporting from Istanbul. As the world watches ... said it was the largest crowd to pray at the mosque in memory, filling up the entire hall and the marble courtyard.

Turkey has become home for millions of Syrians who fled since civil war erupted in their home nation in 2011. Outside the Fatih Mosque in central Istanbul, one of the focal points for the city's ...

Some of these cities welcome LGBTQ+ travelers while others punish same-sex sexual relations with the death penalty.