Kariye Museum was originally the center of a Byzantine monastery complex. Only the church section, which...

What makes Topkapi different than many other palaces? Oriental versus Western or European.

The Topkapi Palace housed each of the Ottoman Sultans from Sultan Mehmed II to Sultan Abdülmecid,...

Topkapi Palace, the imperial residence of the Ottoman Sultan, his court and Harem, was also the...

One of the most important artefacts in the museum is the tablet of the Kadesh Peace...

Nicaea was an important city of the Hellenistic and Roman Kingdom of Bithynia. In the Turkish...

The Ancient Hippodrome from the Roman period had many monuments in its central axis. One of...

The Ancient Hippodrome from the Roman period had many monuments in its central axis. One of...

The original Hippodrome was built in 203 AD by the Roman Emperor, Septimus Severus, when he...

The Süleymaniye, more than a mosque, is an important historical symbol for the Turks. It unites...