Following a 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Istanbul earlier this spring, the reinforcement and restoration of the celebrated religious landmark is more crucial now than ever. Ask any tourist traveling to ...
Colorful Ortakoy mosque and Bosphorus Bridge in the background. Istanbul is known for its incredible Ottoman-era (and beyond) architecture and that extends to its mosques and other places of worship.
The court ruling overturns a 1934 government decree, which converted Istanbul's religious monument into a museum Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE Digital. She has ...
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering ties with Orthodox patriarchs and promoting courageous ...
Leo's final event for the day was a Catholic Mass in Istanbul's Volkswagen Arena for the country's Catholic community, who ...
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Pope Francis prayed silently alongside a senior Islamic cleric in ...
Mustafa Efe has been providing sanctuary for stray cats at Istanbul's Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Mosque since April 2015 Mustafa Efe is the imam at the Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Mosque in Istanbul. And these days, ...
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering ties with Orthodox patriarchs and promoting courageous steps ...