Ortakoy mosque and the First Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. East and West have collided here for millennia.
Book review: Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities is a life-affirming history of the city that straddles the Bosphorus – and history
Byzantium to Constantinople to Istanbul – so much has happened here, from the Bronze Age up to the modern era, that a single volume can’t hope to encompass everything. But Bettany Hughes covers a lot of ground with verve
Ortakoy mosque and the First Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. East and West have collided here for millennia.