The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

The Vatican’s relations with Türkiye during the tenure of the late pontiff Francis are marked by a crisis over the Armenian ...

The Hagia Sophia is at the centre of Turkey's Byzantine ... It was built in the sixth century by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I as the Roman Empire’s premier cathedral and was dedicated to "Holy Wisdom ...

I’m a believer. Not in a higher power, but in the power of sacred spaces to move, challenge, educate and uplift me.

Sophia emerged as the standout, celebrated for its lyrical flow and musical quality across languages. The Roots and Reach of “Sophia” Tracing back to the Eastern Roman Empire ... s architectural ...

In early Christianity, it was further popularized by Saint Sophia of Rome, a revered 2nd-century Christian martyr. The name first gained widespread usage in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire .

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument's historic domes from the threat ...