With a rich history dating back thousands of years, Istanbul is chock-full of architectural marvels. One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque as it is known to locals. The Blue ...

The historic Blue Mosque, a nationally rare tourist destination known for its stunning tiled facade, showed clear signs of damage following the earthquake. Specifically, fragments from one of the ...

The namesake of Mazar-i-Sharif suffered countless cracks in a 6.3-magnitude quake, but, like Afghanistan, it has endured for ...

Housed in an ornate former Ottoman palace on the shores of the Bosphorus Strait, the Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul is the ultimate luxury hotel in Istanbul. It boasts an outdoor infinity pool, an ...

Straddling two continents, Istanbul is one of the most diverse and vibrant cities on Earth. It’s where minarets and terracotta rooftops pierce the skyline, where the air is filled with the sounds of ...

The centuries-old Blue Mosque of Tabriz will undergo emergency restoration with minimal intervention to prevent further loss ...

Sharif, a 15th-century landmark famed for its vibrant tiles, was damaged by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan overnight, an AFP journalist saw on Monday. Pieces of the ornate ...

A cool breeze welcomes everyone who comes out of the Istanbul airport. It was mid-May, and still Spring after all, and the great weather was enough to soothe our tired bodies from the long flight from ...

A destination popular with those wanting a taste of the Turkish coast, Bodrum is another city with links to ancient times.