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 • Pope Francis stood Saturday for two minutes of silent prayer facing east in one of Turkey's most important mosques, a powerful vision of Christian-Muslim understanding at a time when ...

ISTANBUL, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Pope Leo visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday, removing his shoes in a sign of respect but not appearing to pray in his first visit as leader of the Catholic Church ...

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 ...

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, ...

ISTANBULISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated a landmark new mosque on Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Friday, fulfilling a long-time ambition to build a Muslim house of worship in ...

If there is one thing that the city of Istanbul is famous for, it would be its beauty. Almost everyone who has visited ...

For travelers who have marveled at Istanbul and seek a deeper, richer, and more intimate Turkish experience, the city of ...

Book a room at the luxurious Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, located on the shores of the Bosphorus. Shop the wares and have tea with a vendor along one of the centuries-old market streets. Visit ...