Worshippers at the site praised the new mosque, which combines Ottoman ... Plans in 2013 to build the mosque in Istanbul's Gezi Park, in the Taksim Square area, sparked a wave of protests ...

By contrast, the crowd on Friday was relatively average for a mosque in one of Istanbul’s more religiously ... votes to the ...

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"The Kariye mosque in its new form will remain open to everyone ... ruling on the UNESCO-protected Hagia Sophia cathedral in ...

Istanbul University and the Grand Bazaar, Süleymaniye Mosque is considered one of the city's most impressive Ottoman mosques. Built between 1550 and 1557 after being commissioned by its namesake ...

“More than a hundred new mosques have been built in this ... Ottoman style suggests it has been modeled on the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. The Heart of Chechnya mosque has a capacity for 10,000 ...

It is testament to the success of the project that people travel from Istanbul to the mosque and many are now proud of how special it is. This is particularly impressive in a climate where most new ...

Meagan Drillinger left New York City for a life on the road ... One of the most recognizable landmarks in Istanbul, the Blue Mosque (also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque), is a beacon in the ...

The neighborhood is also home to Istanbul University's main campus, plus 16th- and 17th-century religious sites like the Süleymaniye Mosque and the New Mosque. Visitors who travel northwest of ...

Spread across two continents and between two seas, Istanbul is a city of empires past. The Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and Galata Tower are just some of the many historic structures ...

Vast in its sprawl and fascinating in its history, Istanbul has found a hotel worthy of its stature in the new Peninsula ...