Its epicentre was some 25 miles south-west of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara. People gathered outside as the disaster ... which houses the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, had ...

It’s especially useful if you are staying in the city for an extended period (which you should, since there are so many great things to see in Istanbul!). Learn more about the Istanbul Tourist Pass.

"...In Pakistan, a person can be killed not just for converting, but even for behaving outside religious norms—not by the ...

Six months later, Pope Francis prayed alongside Istanbul’s chief cleric Rahmi Yaran in the 17th century Blue Mosque ... This was the first papal trip outside Europe.

The outside world may take the view that ... Pope Benedict XVI prayed at Istanbul’s famous Blue Mosque. The Australian welcomed the elevation of the Argentinian cardinal to the papacy in March ...

Turkey (51.2 million visitors) Istanbul ... then a mosque, now a museum, stands as a testament to the city’s layered history, while the Blue Mosque impresses with its cascading domes and ...

On September 21, 2014, in Albania, on his very first outing outside Italy ... fasting," he said in Istanbul in November 2014, after a visit to the Blue Mosque. In March 2021, in the midst of ...

President Trump is touring the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, one of the largest ... I’m among a scrum of journalists outside the palace in Istanbul where today’s Ukraine-Russia talks are expected ...

Head to Muscat to marvel at the beauty of the Omani capital, taking in the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque ... the outside world. Whether you’re travelling as a couple or with the fam, there’s a resort ...