Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii) is ranked #6 out of 19 things to do in Istanbul. See pictures and our review of Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii).

Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rule, Istanbul has seen an increase in new neo-Ottoman mosques, a nod to the past that might not be only a matter of taste.

Architects: SN Architects Location: Istanbul, Turkey Design Team: Süleyman Akkaş, Nihal Şenkaya Akkaş Type: Religious Architecture – Mosque Design Site Area: 57,511 sqm Project Area: 43,506 ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated an imposing new mosque in Istanbul on Friday, fulfilling a decades-old goal and stamping a religious identity on the landmark Taksim Square in the heart ...

The location of this Istanbul mosque, the island of Büyükada, about an hour away via a ride on the city's historic vapur (ferry), is a welcomed detachment from the Turkish metropolis' intense bustle.

Discover the best things to do in Istanbul, Turkey, which include exploring the Hagia Sophia Mosque and Topkapi Palace and cruising down the Bosphorus Strait.

Istanbul, a cacophonous metropolis that straddles East and West, is home to more than 3,000 mosques. One of these, Hagia Sophia, is the city’s star attraction. It began life as a Christian ...

The Democrat Party leader also refurbished many mosques and built the first mosque in Istanbul since Yildiz, in Sisli in 1949, a whole 63 years later.