Today, there is no division or subdivision to study Byzantine history, although Istanbul — old Constantinople — is the center, is the heart of the Byzantine civilization." Enlarge this image ...

A pink and lavender dawn backlights the silhouettes of the minarets and domes that define Old Constantinople. From the deck of my cruise ship, I get my first look at Istanbul, the 2000 year-old ...

Transforming the 1,500-year-old cathedral into a museum in the Thirties solved centuries of religious tension. Erdogan’s plan to reopen it for Muslim prayer shows the fight to preserve the Hagia ...

1) Where would you rather be right now? Wandering the backstreets of Istanbul, searching out remains and ruins of old Constantinople fuelled by baklava and thick, strong coffee. 2) Famous person ...

This episode begins season two of the animated documentary series on the rise of the Ottoman Empire. After conquering Constantinople in 1453, the Ottomans began reshaping the city into their ...