For thousands of years, Istanbul has marked the point where East meets West — a true crossroads of civilizations. Once known ...

Byzantine architecture has had a profound influence across the world, including in the Balkans, Middle East, and North ...

A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Sea of Marmara, with its epicenter off the coast of Heraclea, west of the 6.2-magnitude ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth century, and with a history surrounded in myth, legend and controversy, it ...

Constantinople brings its global, improvisational sounds to the North Country with a concert Sunday, May 4 at 3pm at the historic Methodist Church in Saranac.

The Hagia Sophia mosaics are unique and represent the ultimate example of Byzantine craftsmanship. They are the only surviving examples of Byzantine mosaics from such a lengthy time period. They cover ...

"That is NOT Istanbul", commented several fans on Adult Swim's clip of Axel and Leland's trip to find Skinner's grandma.

The Resurrection is not the remembrance of an event from the past, but the “good change” of our existence, “another birth, an alternate life, a different kind of living, the transformation o ...

It takes the name of Charles A. Constantine, who immigrated from Constantinople in 1911 during the oil boom. He purchased what would become the theater, but at the time was a hotel damaged by fire.

Turkey started hastily organized mass trials on Friday to prosecute some of the hundreds of people who took part in the widespread demonstrations over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem ...

On April 17, 2025, Istanbul Airport (IST) conducted a triple independent take-off, the first time this feat has been achieved in Europe. It was undertaken by three Turkish Airlines aircraft which ...

Strange Destiny, written and directed by Jigyasa Taneja Sethi, tells the story of Sophie Leeves, born in 1823 to British parents living in Constantinople (present day Istanbul). “At 19 ...