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For travelers with a passion for Islamic history, architecture, and cultural heritage, some cities stand out as living museums—places where centuries-old traditions meet curated collections of Islamic art and scholarship. Here are six remarkable cities where the story of Islamic civilisation unfolds across palaces, mosques, museums, and bustling streets. First stop…. 1. Istanbul, TurkiyeOnce the […]
The Blue Mosque, known as the Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish, is one of Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks. This magnificent mosque, famous for the stunning blue Iznik tiles that adorn its interior, was commissioned by Sultan Ahmed I and built between 1609 and 1616 during the height of the Ottoman Empire. A Historical Masterpiece The Blue […]
The Mesopotamian Express is a luxurious train that takes passengers on a scenic journey through the Anatolia region, stopping at some of its most iconic cities. Covering a distance of 1,051 kilometres in just 24 hours, the sleeper train travels from Ankara to Diyarbakir, passing through Kayseri, Sivas, Malatya, Elazıg, and Bingol along the way. […]
On Saturday, a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette of the country abolished Türkiye’s visa requirement for citizens from six nations, namely the United States, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. As per the decree dated December 23 and signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, tourists from these countries are now […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey’s presidential election after he secured 52.14% of the votes, thereby defeating the opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. This means that this will be the third decade that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be president, which came as great news for the masses. “We are not the only winners, the winner […]
In the early hours of Monday 6 February, parts of Türkiye and Syria were struck by a quake which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the quake was near Gaziantep – a city that witnessed blocks of flats reduced to rubble. Over 50,000 deaths have been recorded and thousands have been left […]
