Istanbul, Europe's largest city, is one of the best city break destinations in Turkey. The city has a mix of cultural ...

If you’re looking to understand the different architectural styles and eras of Istanbul, here are five beautiful mosques to ...

Istanbul University and the Grand Bazaar, Süleymaniye Mosque is considered one of the city's most impressive Ottoman mosques. Built between 1550 and 1557 after being commissioned by its namesake ...

At the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, which opened near the Topkapi Palace Museum in 1869, you'll find more than a million antiquities displayed throughout three buildings: the Archaeological ...

ISTANBUL, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition figure and potential challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court on Friday to deny charges ...

Ms. Ahmed is a student at Islamic University of Gaza. She wrote from Deir al Balah, Gaza. During the war in Gaza, a place called Taqat in Deir al Balah became a lifeline for me. Taqat, which means ...

Syria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to "pursue the criminals who shed Syrian blood and committed massacres and crimes" in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted ...

Indonesia boasts the world’s biggest Muslim population. Plenty of Japanese use the mosque to pray, officials said. “We hope to make this mosque a place that all Muslims feel free to visit ...

Sharjah 24: On February 2, 2025, His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, attended the closing ceremony of the inaugural Al Sharqiya Kalba Rowing ...

It was built as a Christian church by emperor Justinian I in 537, but it now serves as a mosque. Two spiraling structures come together to create the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright’s ...

which turns tradition into laughs—such as the mosque’s loudspeakers glitching out to Window XP sounds—all of the children emerge as standouts. The weathered, freckled-faced Jakup is especially ...