The devastating earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria have damaged several centuries-old historic sites, including at least three iconic mosques that held significance for ...

These mosques, despite being open to tourists, are not mere tourist attractions or museums, and visitors need to be cautious ...

Turning Hagia Sophia back into a mosque is a project that ... The unfortunate precedent of placing a premium on old autocratic, religious-based laws over Turkey’s modern, republican legal ...

Turkey is located near two fault lines, leaving the 1,500-year-old structure vulnerable to damage. Architects and engineers will be investigating how to best preserve it ...

religious and nationalist groups in Turkey had long yearned for the nearly 1,500-year-old edifice they regard as the legacy of Ottoman Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror to be reverted into a mosque.

ISTANBUL — Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul ... continues uninterrupted in the mosque. A newly installed tower crane ...