The third and final stop of our European vacation was Turkey. When my kids, Gabbie and Paolo, and I were planning our trip, I ...

We showed Ainsley a picture of Santorini last fall, before we booked a June cruise to Greece and Turkey. "I've always wanted to go there!" she said. "Do you know where that is?" I asked. "No - but ...

Saint Peter’s Basilica is getting a makeover as part of the current jubilee, the holy year celebrated by the Catholic church every 25 years.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged more captured soldiers on Friday, June 20, the latest in a series of prisoner swaps agreed at peace talks in Istanbul earlier this month.

For Turks, the Istanbul attack has left them feeling more vulnerable, especially since it was so indiscriminate. ISIS is believed to be behind the suicide bombing and has a strong network in the ...

Basilica Cistern. One of the city’s most popular attractions, the Basilica Cistern was built in 532 and is the largest surviving cistern in Istanbul. The number of columns and the impeccable symmetry ...

Since then, the structure and dome have held firm, even as other buildings around it fell in the quakes of 1509, 1526, 1766 and 1894. "Hagia Sophia is the heart of Istanbul,” said Diker, "Its ...

The Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) has issued a report accusing Istanbul’s jailed Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu of seven counts of laundering ill-gotten assets. Imamoğlu, along with Tuncay Yılmaz ...

Istanbul Weather Forecasts. Weather Underground provides local & long-range weather forecasts, weatherreports, maps & tropical weather conditions for the Istanbul area.