The Hagia Sophia is a super famous building in Istanbul. Officially, at least according to the Turkish government, it is a ...

Authorities in Turkey have sealed off a luxury spa set up by illegally modifying a 1,500-year-old cistern near Hagia Sophia ...

Following the protests, the General Directorate of Cultural Assets and Museums filed a complaint against the responsible persons ...

The Hagia Sophia is a major museum (formerly church and mosque ... This was the first step towards a long term goal of creating a full model of the topography of ancient Constantinople, with models of ...

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.

John Julius Norwich tells the dramatic story of the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine ... Greek Orthodox Christianity from within the Hagia Sophia. Norwich describes the calamitous scenes ...

Hagia Sophia happens to be one of the oldest, largest, most beautiful, most celebrated, and most important churches of all Christendom. Built in the 530s in Constantinople, the capital of the ...

If you’re looking to understand the different architectural styles and eras of Istanbul, here are five beautiful mosques to visit once you’ve checked the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque off your list ...

A tourist faced unexpected harassment at Hagia Sophia—what happened at Turkey’s iconic site that’s causing international ...