Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

CNN Türk’s news director, Idris Arkan, has come under criticism for describing Yerevan’s Blue Mosque and the Armenian capital ...

Istanbul's most iconic mosque is a head-turner, thanks to its six minarets and over 20,000 blue Iznik tiles that give it its famous name. Built in the 17th century, the Blue Mosque still functions ...

Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the site is known for the Royal ...

The Blue Mosque is built of stone and marble with a large number of windows, which makes it light, as if breathing, and ...

Built between 1550 and 1557 after being commissioned ... and "peaceful," adding that it is just as stunning as the Blue Mosque and cannot be missed. What's more, this attraction is not as central ...

Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, on Friday unveiled the ultramodern central mosque he built in memory ...