For thousands of years, Istanbul has marked the point where East meets West — a true crossroads of civilizations. Once known ...

In our travel roundup this week: secrets of a 1,600-year-old Istanbul megastructure, the British place names you’re probably ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 537, Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque with the 1453 Ottoman conquest of Istanbul. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding leader of the Turkish republic, ...

Turkish budget airline, Pegasus, has just announced direct flights from London Stansted to two ancient cities: Gaziantep and Kayseri. This comes as popular destinations like Antalya, Bodrum, and ...

Construction and renovation work is taking place at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, to preserve the historic mosque and ...

Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on ...

Built as a church in the 6th century under the Byzantine Empire, over the centuries it has become a mosque, a museum and now a mosque again. With religious inscriptions and artwork that reflects both ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Turkey has commenced the first comprehensive restoration of the iconic Hagia Sophia's dome in Istanbul, starting on Monday, April 14, 2025. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri ...

It is proved by the fact that the grand Melike Hatun Mosque is run and controlled by Vakıf Eserleri Muzesi – the Waqf Works Museum as is evident by a ... The iconic mosque of Hagia Sophia is one of ...

The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul is no stranger to change -- through the centuries the city's architectural jewel has gone from church to mosque to museum, back to mosque again. But the latest ...