Sultan Ahmed ... the Blue Mosque has been quite the sight to behold, with an array of domes, semidomes and minarets (or narrow towers). It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul.

4. Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, Turkiye Known as the Blue Mosque, this 17th-century marvel was commissioned by Sultan Ahmed I and is considered one of the last great architectural achievements of ...

The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered impregnable, faced the formidable forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan ...

Cristovao da Gama near Lake Hashenge on the orders of the sultan, Ahmed Gurrey. The Ottomans played a crucial ... Small-scale Ethiopian traders are active in Istanbul and import Turkish goods through ...

His funeral prayer will take place on March 22, following the afternoon prayer at Marmara University Faculty of Theology Mosque. The director was one ... After high school, Sınav attended the Istanbul ...

In 1985, the Hagia Sophia was included in the UNESCO World Heritage site called the Historic Areas of Istanbul ... make the mosque one of the most stunning examples of the Persian style of ...

Istanbul University and the Grand Bazaar, Süleymaniye Mosque is considered one of the city's most impressive Ottoman mosques. Built between 1550 and 1557 after being commissioned by its namesake ...

Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University of Sharjah, was awarded the Golden Medal of Honour by the European Royal Academy in Spain. The ...

Demonstrators flooded Istanbul's streets, heeding the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP party. The mass protests, ongoing since top CHP figure Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest, are among the biggest ...

Umit Bektas/Reuters Supported by By Ben Hubbard Reporting from Istanbul Turkey has been plunged into a political crisis after the authorities arrested Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and the ...