Pope Leo's first apostolic journey, between late November and early December, to Turkey and Lebanon, will include an important sign of interreligious dialogue in a visit to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul ...

Twin 6.1 quakes in two months expose Balikesir's fragile ground and aging buildings as the Simav Fault continues to stir ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim ...

Pope Leo will visit eight towns and cities in Turkey and Lebanon later this year, the Vatican said on Monday, his first trip ...

Istanbul shaken as 6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey - The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered in the town of Sindirgi in ...