Byzantine-era monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly the Byzantine capital city known as Constantinople, are being covered ...

For 400 years, the Eastern Mediterranean was the domain of two great powers: the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. As rivals, they fought seven different wars, but in peacetime they eagerly ...

This week, bees and artists share the stage, Ottoman flavors get a golden drizzle and we explore the many ways Istanbul is ...

Topkapi Palace served as the home of the Ottoman Sultans from 1478 to 1856 and is one of Istanbul's most popular ... porcelain, cutlery, art and fabric collections. Previous visitors loved ...

Among Raza’s favorite arts spaces are Istanbul Modern and the Pera Museum “both of which ... a central landmark built in 1875 on the order of the Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz to house employees of ...

The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered impregnable, faced the formidable forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan ...

The heart of Istanbul's local life, Beyoglu, once known as Pera, was the center of European aristocratic settlement during the Ottoman era ... restaurants, art galleries and churches hidden ...

Edirne is a city where Ottoman history, scenic landscapes and delicious local cuisine come together to create a truly ...

In the wake of the 1821 Greek revolt, the Ottoman Empire instituted several changes to maintain control over the population, especially in its capital of Istanbul. Internal passports were issued ...

Emine Fetvaci, a prominent scholar and accomplished teacher whose research areas include the arts of the book in the Islamic world, and Ottoman, Mughal, and Safavid art and architecture, has been ...

For a brief period last autumn, Istanbul was just about the only city ... shores of the Bosphorus – one originally owned by the Ottoman empire’s grand vizier and the other by its minister ...