Constantinople was officially renamed Istanbul by Atatürk’s government, capping a campaign begun in 1916 by Enver Pasha that ...

Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...

This is the first time that major deities have been found depicted on a relief from an ancient Assyrian palace.

The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King ...

There’s something extraordinary about walking the same streets where ancient philosophers debated, kings and queens ruled, ...

At the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Orthodox clergy and faithful welcomed the May 8 election of ...

Explore Ephesus, a cruise port attraction! Top things to do in Ephesus with our comprehensive guide for an unforgettable ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of Lygos in North Macedonia, potentially the birthplace of Eurydice I, grandmother of ...

While Crusader Kings is the series that really introduced Paradox's complex brand of grand strategy to the wider world, the long-running Europa Universalis series has always been ...

At the heart of Venice’s globally renowned St. Mark's Square sits Biblioteca Marciana, a library filled with the ghosts of a ...

Today’s Turkey is a melting pot of 20 or so ethnic groups and styles from the very traditional to the very latest ...