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 ...

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 ...

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

The imam of the Khadija Mosque, in the Pankow district of Berlin, talks to visitors. Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images For decades, the Turkish government has sent imams to work in ...

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