Soar over the majestic Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) in Istanbul, where six elegant minarets and cascading domes rise ...

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 ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Pope Francis continues his visit to Turkey this morning, a Muslim nation that has been a crossroads of religious faith, and sometimes conflict, for centuries. It's the second-day of ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan has described his third term as Turkish prime minister as that of a "master", borrowing from the celebrated Ottoman architect Sinan and the last stage of his ...

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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, ...