The Surp Krikor Lusavoriç church stands on the coastal road in the Istanbul neighborhood of Kuzguncuk. Below it lies the waters of the Bosphorus, to the northeast stands the intercontinental ...

The story of Constantinople is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to when this mega-city was a small Greek town ...

Isaac Handley-Miner, a junior at Hamilton College, is spending a semester abroad in Turkey. His blog, “Isaac in Turkey,” is another new addition to The Saratogian’s community travel blogs and will ...

OK. First things first: Turkey’s proximity to some more dangerous areas of the world has given it a bad rap. While a move toward a more conservative government has prompted more women to wear head ...

There are some great things about this city on the straits. The busy shipping traffic up and down the Bosporus for one. The extremely friendly people, and the safe streets as well. When I was there ...

It's Istanbul, not Constantinople, that straddles the Bosporus Strait today. But more than half a millennium ago—on May 29, 1453—it was Constantinople, then the last bastion of the Roman Empire, that ...

It’s evening in a glorious palace on the Bosporus Strait. The stars are out, and the night is lit not just by them, but also by a sea of torches and campfires that surround the city of Constantinople, ...

Last week, the teams stayed in Bangladesh and got very hot. The Twins somehow failed to fall for Boyfriend Ryan’s nerdy charm, and the Goat Farmers came in last but were spared from elimination by a ...

Four Seasons is one of the foremost names in luxury hotels around the globe. Yet, very few cities offer multiple Four Seasons properties for guests to choose from. Istanbul, Türkiye is one of those ...

Many artists have immortalized Paris in song, but where's the love for the city's original name, Lutetia? In this game, house musician Jonathan Coulton performs songs about cities in which the current ...