The Haseki Hürrem Sultan Mosque, located in Fatih, Istanbul, serves as the centerpiece of the Haseki Complex and stands as an ...

The Knights at War 1522-1535, Gozitan historian Joseph Scicluna delivers a meticulous and gripping account of one of the most turbulent interludes in ...

The historic mosque in Istanbul’s Fatih stands as an important early example of classical Ottoman mosque architecture with its centrally domed design ...

Sultan Süleyman I is called “the Magnificent” in the West and “the Lawgiver” in Turkey due to the codification of laws, both religious and secular, during his reign. Süleyman’s era is considered the ...

11:45, Wed, Jan 7, 2026 Updated: 11:45, Wed, Jan 7, 2026 Istanbul's natural waterway, the Bosphorus Strait, has been a crucial trade route for thousands of years, connecting the Black Sea to the Sea ...

Among the highlights of the new collection is a rare page from the Blue Qur’an Abu Dhabi: The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre has launched a new display featuring a curated selection of artefacts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Suleyman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century. The Empire enslaved millions of people - Pictures ...

Istanbul greeted me in April 2017 with a curious mix of familiarity and wonder. I had just completed a 25-day backpacking journey across Europe, departing from Paris for the final leg of my adventure.

From airport signs, restaurant menus on buzzing streets, and business cards in Hebrew, an Israeli visitor can almost feel at home in Rhodes. Imagine walking into a tavern on a Greek island, but ...

Iznik pottery, a renowned Ottoman craft from the late 15th to 17th centuries, flourished with its vibrant colors and intricate floral designs. Combining influences from Chinese, Persian, and Islamic ...

Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent used war and conquest to expand the Ottoman Empire during his bloody but prosperous reign in the 16th century. In addition to the honorific ‘the Magnificent’, he is ...