As cities go, Istanbul’s history makes it one of the most fascinating, patchworked hubs around, and the Hagia Sophia, a vast ...

A huge earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has shaken Istanbul, Turkey’s emergency management agency said, with alarming footage from a CNN studio capturing the tremors live on air ...

From there, travellers meander around the globe, riding first class on iconic rail routes, including European sleeper trains, Istanbul’s Orient Express-inspired journey, China’s high-speed rail to ...

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we stepped into The Peninsula Istanbul and immediately sensed it had been well worth the journey. Set on the Bosphorus Strait across from the historic Hagia Sophia, the chic new property occupies ...

There are opportunities to explore UNESCO World Heritage sites, including Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, Azerbaijan’s ... It will set you back an eye-watering £112,900 (€132,000) per person ...

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The dome of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia, a former church converted into a mosque, is to be restored and made ...

Türkiye has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on ...

When Western tourists who are visiting Istanbul, Turkey, cruise into a port, many typically look for one particular landmark: the Hagia Sophia. Identifying the ancient temple, which has served as ...