A day-long conference focusing on the West’s interpretation of lands east of the colonial powers reveals representations of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Constant reader Ruth (and granddaughter Maeghan) were sailing through the Bosphorus and sent me a note Tuesday morning. The subject line was, “It’s Istanbul, Not Constantinople Now.” I don’t know if ...

Istanbul (not Constantinople) is out way ahead of schedule, making AMD look mighty good. This is not the Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) of yesteryear. Under ex-CEO Hector Ruiz, the chip chump swung ...

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 ...

Istanbul was once Constantinople, the Queen City of Christendom, until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. Now the Christian community there is almost entirely gone; since the anti-Greek, ...