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 ...

Turkey’s Camlica Mosque: ... Islam’s presence in the modern world and symbolises AK Party’s political power,” said Mustafa, a 39-year-old accountant visiting the mosque.

Turkey's oldest and most famous mosques are active places of worship for Muslims to this day. In Islam, every mosque is a ...

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.