If you’re looking to understand the different architectural styles and eras of Istanbul, here are five beautiful mosques to ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president traveled ... The new Namazgah mosque in Tirana is one of the largest in the Balkans. Erdogan met with Albanian President Bajram Begaj and later ...

The volunteers from Banbury said in a single day they handed out more than 1,000 meals Trustees from a mosque are providing aid in Turkey one year after a devastating earthquake hit the country.

Since the early 1600s, the Blue Mosque has been quite the sight to behold, with an array of domes, semidomes and minarets (or narrow towers). It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul.

Pope Francis on Sunday joined an international chorus of condemnation of Turkey's decision to convert Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia landmark back into a mosque. “I think of Hagia Sophia ...

Since Monday, foreign tourists have had to pay an admission fee of €25 (about $27) to enter the mosque and UNESCO World Heritage Site, according to Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

In 2020, the building once again became a working mosque. Once the biggest cathedral in the world, the Hagia Sophia is considered the magnum opus of Byzantine architecture. Visitors say it is a ...