A court battle over the use of an ancient building in Turkey is being seen as a test of the future direction of the country, an analyst says. The use of the 1,400-year-old Hagia Sophia ...
BEIRUT–Iran, Russia and Turkey, which support opposing sides in Syria’s war, held talks Wednesday in what looked like an attempt to find common denominators in the war-plagued country whose conflict has entered its 10th year. ...
Hagia Sophia is the symbol of Istanbul and Turkey’s most popular tourist attraction. Every year, millions of visitors take in its gigantic brick dome and elaborate frescoes, which have earned the building UNESCO World Cultural ...