Thus, the vision for the Süleymaniye Mosque was born—intended as a tribute not just to a single individual, but to the Ottoman Empire’s enduring legacy. This mosque would be Sultan Suleiman ...

Colorful Ortakoy mosque and Bosphorus Bridge in the background. Istanbul is known for its incredible Ottoman-era (and beyond) architecture and that extends to its mosques and other places of worship.

lasted another millennium until the Turkish Ottoman Empire captured Athens in 1458. The new Muslim rulers converted the Parthenon to a mosque, but according to written accounts from the mid-1600s ...

U.S. military C-17 aircraft began flying detained migrants out of the country on Friday, following orders from President Donald Trump, as the Pentagon prepared to send more troops to the southern ...

This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

The city was the capital of the Ottoman Empire after Bursa but before Istanbul and as such, is packed with sites of historical significance, including the UNESCO-listed Selimiye Mosque and the ...

ISTANBUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Istanbul's Topkapi Palace will open a new museum later this year featuring the "world's most extensive porcelain collection," with rare Chinese ceramics from the Yuan and ...

An exploration of the Ottoman Empire's rich history ... She visits a historic mosque and uncovers the origins of Turkish delight. Alice also catches a train across the Taurus Mountains to Konya ...