From the 15th century to the early 20th century, Hagia Sophia served as a mosque. During this time, minarets—tall towers from which the Islamic call to prayer is projected—were added to the ...

ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities have sealed off a luxury spa run by a five-star Istanbul hotel that was set up by illegally ...

Turkey's Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to become a mosque.

Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture, glorious interior views and historical significance. Built between 532 and 537, the building was a church for nearly a ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree ... semidomes and minarets (or narrow towers). It's also one of the biggest tourist ...

Sprinkled with palaces, mosques and minarets throughout, Istanbul will leave you awestruck with its sheer beauty. Sites such as the Pera Mueseum, Hagia Sophia and Istanbul Museum of Modern Art are ...

The hotel is in the Sultanahmet neighbourhood, known for the Grand Bazaar, the Blue Mosque with its iconic minarets and the Hagia Sophia. "Our spa offers a Turkish Bath and a restored 1,500-year-old ...