The oldest churches have stood as some of the most awe-inspiring structures in human history, preserving the legacies of ...

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Turkish authorities have sealed off a luxury spa run by a five-star Istanbul hotel that was set up by illegally modifying a 1 ...

Sophia Nguyen is the news and features writer for the Books section at The Washington Post. She previously served as assistant editor on the National Politics desk and as an assistant editor for ...

Whilst no longer the place for serious conversation, hammams still play an integral part in Turkish culture, with visits to a ...

IS detonated a series of explosives inside the al-Nuri mosque as the group retreated in 2017 Mosul photographer Ali al-Baroodi recalls the horror that greeted him when he first entered the area ...

Hagia Sophia remains the symbolic center of the Greek Orthodox faith even almost six centuries after its fall to the Ottomans and its conversion to a mosque. From 537 to 1453, the “Great Church,” as ...

While most travellers fly via Singapore on their way Down Under, Jon Sopel discovered the delight of spending time in Istanbul on his way back from Australia after a sun-soaked Christmas ...