The Western Roman Empire fell quickly. The Eastern Empire endured for a thousand years — yet it too faced relentless migrations. Lombards in Italy. Slavs and Avars in the Balkans. Seljuk Turks in ...

In the late 1000s, the Seljuk Empire fractured into warring successor states, and cities like Aleppo became prizes in a deadly political free-for-all. This chapter follows Tutush, Ridwan, and Kerbogha ...

The keeper of Turkey’s secrets – and of my own secrets.” This is how Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described his foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, on more than one occasion. Fidan ...

TEHRAN--The project to restore and preserve the tiles on the iwan (porch) of Jameh Mosque of Shah Abdol Azim (AS) shrine in ...

Discover 7 affordable Mediterranean retirement havens for 2025. From Spain to Turkey, enjoy luxury living on a budget with costs, visas, and lifestyle perks.

From Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman-era faucets to 700-year-old healing bowls, the Istanbul Water Museum showcases thousands of ...

As the Holy Month of Ramadan approaches, Kempinski Hotels invites guests to experience moments of reflection, generosity, and ...

Nestled in the heart of modern-day Turkey lies Cappadocia, a fascinating region that is surprisingly rich in history and ...

Since 2014, Russia has promoted a nationalist and irredentist narrative portraying Crimea as “historically Russian land,” ...

Cleaning, maintenance and lighting work at the 794-year-old Ulu Mosque, or Sivrihisar Grand Mosque, in Eskişehir, Türkiye, ...

ASTANA – Water flows through civilizations. It moves between continents, carries memory, and connects cultures. In Astana, ...

Today, as the tangible and intangible heritage of Artsakh faces the threat of erasure, carpets remain among the most resilient carriers of historical memory. They are silent witnesses, passed down ...