View of Ortakoy Mosque and the Bosporus in Istanbul, Turkey. The Bosphorus Bridge (the 15 July Martyrs Bridge) is visible in background. The Ortaköy Mosque in the Beşiktaş neighborhood is ...

Turkey has experienced several deadly earthquakes in recent years. A video shared on Facebook claims that a 7.9 magnitude ...

Indonesia, the world's largest Islamic country, has announced plans to build 100 mosques in the Palestinian-controlled Gaza ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Relatives carry a coffin during the funeral of three members of the Inal family, who died in a fire that ...

The Islamic-nationalist shift of Turkish power Turkey’s announcement in 2020 of transforming the historic medieval Greek Orthodox church into a mosque sparked anger from Greek authorities that ...

Beautiful sunset in Istanbul, Turkey. Blue Mosque most famous landmark of Istanbul is illuminated by pink sunset light. Istanbul is one of those cities that can easily cater to all kinds of ...

At least four people were killed after a stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital Damascus on Friday. "Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final ...

Gaziantep carpet makers in southeastern Türkiye have started working to renovate the carpets of the historical Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. After the fall of the Assad regime, as life begins to ...

The growing rift between Pakistan and the Taliban is well-known. Since the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in 2021, border skirmishes between Pakistani and Taliban forces have occurred multiple times.