Turkey has created a digital twin of Hagia Sophia, in order to rebuild it if it gets destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake ...

In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

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 ...

Two years after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey, survivors remember the tragedy that claimed over 53,000 ...

Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey's southern region, nearly half a million people remain in ...

India's neighbour Bangladesh also has also made a big defense deal with Turkey last year, which had given a major boost to ...

This real-life clash of the titans was once used as a morale booster for Ottoman troops and now draws visitors from all over ...

By Ben Hubbard Reporting from Istanbul Syria’s new interim leader, meeting on Tuesday with the president of Turkey, thanked him for backing the rebel forces that toppled the Assad dictatorship ...

Turkey hosts nearly 3 million Syrian migrants More than 80,000 have gone back to Syria since Assad's fall Those who returned in December lost right to re-enter Turkey UNHCR welcomes new scheme ...

The Foreign Office has warned UK holidaymakers planning to visit Turkey, Egypt and the UAE during the upcoming Ramadan period.

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.

I’ve been soaped and scrubbed in bathhouses in Morocco and Spain many times, yet I’d never experienced one of the most famous ...