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 ...

Istanbul, Turkey – Istanbul’s skyline has ... AK Party’s political power,” said Mustafa, a 39-year-old accountant visiting the mosque. “While values of the republic were secular and ...

Turkey has converted the ancient Chora church in Istanbul into a mosque, following a similar move with Hagia Sophia. Chora, originally a church dating back to the 4th century, became a mosque ...

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.