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 ...

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Hundreds of thousands marched in Istanbul on January 1, 2025, protesting Israel's actions in Gaza. Bilal Erdoğan, son of the ...

Nestled within Istanbul's historic Fatih district by the Golden Horn, Istanbul University and the Grand Bazaar, Süleymaniye Mosque is considered ... like the Hagia Sophia, meaning you won't ...

A massive march involving hundreds of thousands of people took place on the first day of 2025 in Istanbul in solidarity with ...

He captioned the image "Soon," suggesting this was imminent. Golding's post comes at a time of heightened historical and ...

The Islamic-nationalist shift of Turkish power Turkey’s announcement ... The conversions of Hagia Sophia and the former Chora church into mosques, while highly controversial, have generally ...

ISTANBUL, Dec 23 (KNA) -- Hagia Sophia mosque is a world-level historic and cultural landmark symbolizing a historic period stretching for more than 1,500 years since its construction as a ...

Thousands of people gathered at Galata Bridge at the heart of Istanbul on Wednesday for a rally in support of Palestinians ...