ISTANBUL - In its more than 1,400-year existence, the majestic domed structure of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has served as the Byzantine Empire’s main cathedral, a mosque under the Ottoman Empire ...

ANKARA, Turkey - The Turkish government formally converted a former Byzantine church into a mosque Friday, a move that came a month after it drew praise from the faithful and international ...

Turkey has been campaigning for the marble's return for the past two decades, with hopes of joining it to the marble torso, which is held at the Antalya Museum in southwestern Turkey.

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, CanadaA US museum curator was detained in Turkey on claims of spider smuggling. He says he has permits By: The Associated Press Posted: 6:47 AM CDT Monday, May. 13 ...

The arrangement announced Tuesday includes continuing Turkish support for Midas-related Penn excavations at Gordion, in central Turkey. The Penn Museum acquired the early Bronze Age jewelry in 1966.

Turkey’s first underwater museum has opened in the town of Side in Antalya. Visitors with some diving experience can view more than a hundred and ten sculptures, placed and designed to avoid damaging ...

ANKARA, Turkey - The Boston Museum of Fine Arts returned a piece of a Hercules statue to Turkey after two decades of negotiations, the country's prime minister said Sunday.

Turkey’s first underwater museum has opened in the town of Side in Antalya. Visitors with some diving experience can view more than a hundred and ten sculptures, placed and designed to avoid damaging ...