At the heart of corner shops and a busy district lies Istanbul's first mosque, built in 717 by a Muslim army which arrived at the door of the Byzantine Empire to conquer renowned Constantinople. The ...

Istanbul • Pope Francis stood Saturday for two minutes of silent prayer facing east in one of Turkey's most important mosques, a powerful vision of Christian-Muslim understanding at a time when ...

Kariye, the former Byzantine Church of St. Savior in Chora, located in the Fatih district of Istanbul and converted back into a mosque by presidential decree on Aug. 21, 2020, was reopened for Muslim ...

ISTANBUL, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan has described his third term as Turkish prime minister as that of a "master", borrowing from the celebrated Ottoman architect Sinan and the last stage of ...

Kahraman Yildiz and his friends enter the dark and dusty basement of Dolmabahce mosque by the banks of the Bosporus. They drag their heavy load of cables, lamps and plugs into the cramped workspace.

The Blue Mosque, also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the most famous landmarks in the city and a significant symbol of the Ottoman ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Fulfilling a dream of his Islamic-oriented youth, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers Friday for the first state-sanctioned Muslim prayers in 86 ...