Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture, glorious interior views and historical ...

It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul. Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the ...

Turkey’s Hagia Sophia mosque began charging tourists nearly $28 on Monday for entrance to the landmark site. The UNESCO World Heritage site, renowned for its blue-tiled interior, will no longer ...

From tiled palaces to centuries-old markets, art galleries and colorful neighborhoods, here's a must-visit guide to Türkiye's ...

The Blue Mosque was built in the Ottoman style to compete with the Byzantine Hagia Sophia.

One of these, Hagia Sophia, is the city’s star attraction. It began life as a Christian church, was converted into a mosque in 1453, to a museum in 1935 and then again to a mosque in 2020.

The holiness of Hagia Sophia constitutes a vital centre where west and east can meet; its conversion into a mosque will a drive a wedge between these two worlds.

But after a court revoked the Hagia Sophia's status as a museum earlier this month, Erdogan immediately ordered the mosque conversion. On Friday, crowds of worshippers were generally calm and quiet.

Originally a church, later a mosque and now a museum, the Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century.

Istanbul, a cacophonous metropolis that straddles East and West, is home to more than 3,000 mosques. One of these, Hagia Sophia, is the city’s star attraction. It began life as a Christian church, was ...

While Hagia Sophia, a microcosm of the city’s history, should still be on your travel itinerary, the new charge could be motivation to explore some of Istanbul’s lesser-visited mosques.