Visiting a mosque is not unlike visiting a cathedral, a synagogue, or any other place of worship. As long as you’re ...

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the Blue Mosque has been quite the sight to behold, with an array of domes, semidomes and minarets (or narrow towers). It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul. Visitors say this ...

Museum admission fees can add up quickly (and most attractions actually charge tourists in Euros rather than Turkish lira).

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Until the completion of Istanbul's Blue Mosque in 1616 the Hagia Sophia was the main mosque in the city, and its architecture inspired builders of ...

In Turkish, the building is called the Sultanahmet Camii—a direct translation of “Sultan Ahmed Mosque.” The landmark is located in Istanbul, Turkey, in the district known as Sultanahmet District. The ...

Spread across two continents and between two seas, Istanbul is a city of empires past. The Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and Galata Tower are just some of the many historic structures ...

A woman wrapped in a Turkish national flag gestures outside the Hagia Sophia museum The world-famous Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul ... turned back into a mosque. Turkey's President Recep ...