The same report describes multiple underground “spaces” and linked tunnels in the western garden and northern (Vezir) garden areas. This isn’t the first time Hagia Sophia’s subterranean story has ...

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The ancient city of Istanbul, the economic capital and largest city in Turkey, has been the capital of many empires, including the Romans (who named it after emperor Constantine), Byzantine, and the ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey – If the ancient walls of this city could talk, one constantly repeated topic among the myriad of tales in their repertoire would be about the inevitability of change. The ...

Join Istanbul-based poet and writer Pelin Batu as she explores a museum bursting with history, myth and legend. Built in the 6th Century for the eastern Roman Empire from older building fragments, The ...

Peering at the framed artefact, I ask: “Is that paper or marble?” “Both,” the tour guide smiles at my intrigued expression. “This is an ancient specimen of Turkish marbled paper called Ebru.

A general view of the excavation site where an ancient port from the fourth century was found in Istanbul June 20, 2006. Reuters An archaeological dig in Istanbul yielded the largest ever collection ...

These amazingly colourful images show the ancient city of Istanbul in an entirely new light. An historic metropolis on the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Turkey’s biggest city is often associated with ...