The spa building was a ruin when purchased in 2010 by the Marmara Group, a private real estate investment firm headquartered ...

The battle began on March 18, 1915, when the British and French navies launched a large-scale naval assault to seize control ...

Konya as a Turkish city with a history stretching back to the early Seljuk era has a wide variety of striking minaret styles, ...

Istanbul is a city that reveals itself on its own terms for travelers who invest the time and energy to unpeel its many ...

Once marketed as a high-end neighbourhood of luxury châteaux, Türkiye's Burj Al Babas has stood abandoned for 12 years. Take ...

Most people need a passport, a visa, and a long-haul flight to hop between continents. But in Istanbul, all you need is a ...

Istanbul has seen empires rise and fall. Byzantines, Ottomans, merchants and warriors, poets and conquerors. The streets are ...

The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered ...

The film explores the transformation of Turkey from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire into a modern republic under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It details the historical significance of cities like ...

Prologue An Orphic hymn says that Kypris, Aphrodite of Cyprus, was the “scheming mother of necessity.” She controlled and ...

I visited Istanbul en route to Havana, Cuba. That visit was brief; we spent just a night before proceeding on a 13-hour ...