Built in the 6th century during the reign of Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I, the Basilica Cistern is the largest of ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Strong rains in Istanbul on Saturday flooded several neighbourhoods, as well as the Grand Bazaar, while officials said one person was found dead in the city. Rain started early in ...

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy." So says Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) to a young Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in 1977's "Star Wars: A New Hope." He was talking, of ...

Dodging four men pushing a cart full of honeydew melons, I step out of the noisy traffic of Istanbul, pass through the horseshoe-arched door, and trade one commotion for another. Suddenly the air — ...

Dodging four men pushing a cart full of honeydew melons, I step out of the noisy traffic of Istanbul, pass through the horseshoe-arched door, and trade one commotion for another. Suddenly the air - ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey – At a cramped little shop on the edges of the Grand Bazaar, I balance a small white plate and fork in my hand. Rain pours outside while people keep pushing in the front door, a mass ...

In a collaborative effort by the Istanbul Governorate and the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education, a Down ...

Shoppers walk down a corridor in Istanbul's fabled Grand Bazaar. Bob Krist/Corbis Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is the world’s most-visited tourist attraction—a cacophony of haggling vendors and tempting ...

Welcoming more than 250,000 visitors every day, Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is one of the oldest covered markets in the world.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...