Court considers status of Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia ANKARA: Turkey’s highest administrative court on Thursday began considering a request to turn Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia, which now serves as a museum, back into a mosque. The 6th-century structure was the Byzantine Empire’s main cathedral... Art & Culture 02 Jul, 2020
Briton on 9,600-km journey to support Nepalis Istanbul, December 20 A septuagenarian British adventurer today crossed Istanbul’s iconic Bosphorus Bridge on foot as part of a 9,600-km journey to support the people of Nepal. Rosie Swale Pope, 73, the author of several books, including Just A... Travel 21 Dec, 2019
Police struggle in hunt for gunman in Istanbul slayings ISTANBUL: Turkish police struggled Monday to track down a gunman who attacked New Year's Eve revelers at a popular Istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people, most of them foreigners. Close to 70 more were wounded. The attacker, armed with a... Women 02 Jan, 2017
