Considering it took place some 500 years ago, the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453 feels like it happened only yesterday -- at least in Istanbul. In recent years, an Ottoman history magazine ...

The Byzantine Empire considered itself to be the caretaker of the Christian religion. The emperor was chosen by God and God had chosen the empire as the wheel to spread Christianity. Christianity was ...

Yahoo Soccer is powered by OneFootball, the ultimate destination for news, live matches, scores, highlights, and more. ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey is on a roll these days, uplifted by economic growth and ...

Prayer in front of the basilica, now a museum, led by a Saudi imam from Mecca. An attempt to collect petition with millions of signatures to force the government to re-open it as a mosque. The ...

Turkey on Sunday marked the 563rd anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul with huge parties and a fireworks show in the former Byzantine imperial capital once known as Constantinople. Around a ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and his wife Emine (L) greet supporters during a rally marking the 563rd anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottomans, in Istanbul, Turkey 29 May ...

ISTANBULISTANBUL — Turkey is on a roll these days, uplifted by economic growth and regional diplomacy. Now comes a film to boost the feel-good mood, an epic about the 15th century fall of ...

Turkey on Sunday marked the 563rd anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul with huge parties and a fireworks show in the former Byzantine imperial capital once known as Constantinople. Around a ...

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and his wife Emine (L) greet supporters during a rally marking the 563rd anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottomans, in ...