Archaeologists confirmed the location of Alexandria on the Tigris, a lost city founded by Alexander the Great in Iraq that served as a major ancient trade hub.

When House of Tugu finally opened in Jakarta’s Old Town (Kota Tua) in January 2025 after two decades of development, it offered something rare in Indonesia: a public home for Peranakan heritage.

Two men from Pennsylvania are facing federal charges for the incident. Video captured someone yelling "Allahu Akbar" just as ...

Istanbul used to feel like the center of the world. As the meeting point between East and West and the only capital city in the world straddling two continents, this city has single-handedly defined ...

“The Ministry of Awe” will be an immersive art experience in Old City, opening in a former bank building March 14. Staircases wind past murals in the ''Ministry of Awe,'' an immersive art installation ...

Prosecutors accuse the former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of leading a criminal scheme. His supporters say Turkey’s ...

We visited Hafiz Mustafa's kitchen and flagship store to see how this historic confectioner is preserving one of Turkey's ...

We've seen plenty of 4X games that try to tackle the whole scope of human history, or our distant future among the stars. But Old World zooms in both on time and space, creating what is still a ...

For the past 55 years, Hakan Ozbingol has got up at 3:00 am every day during Ramadan to play his davul, a large double-headed drum ...

Sailings in this idyllic part of the Mediterranean combine pretty seaside towns, impressive historic sites and lesser-known islands ...

It's 3:30 am and lights are slowly coming on in the homes lining a narrow Istanbul street as people are woken up by the rhythmic thump of a drum. For the past 55 years, Hakan Ozbingol has got up at ...

Eyüp Sultan Mosque in Istanbul continues to serve as a central religious and cultural site, drawing worshippers and visitors to its centuries-old complex along the Golden Horn Eyüp Sultan Mosque, ...