Istanbul is one of my favorite cities – I have visited three times. It is literally where East meets West and is a fantastic ...

Where Europe meets Asia, Istanbul is a dizzying array of Byzantine treasures and soaring minarets, bisected by the Bosphorus strait. Though it’s long captivated visitors with its ancient charms, a ...

As the only major city that rests in two continents, Istanbul has always been a connector of cultures and a strategic center of trade. Today, Istanbul is one of the top international meeting cities, ...

If I hadn’t been there, I wouldn’t have believed it. Over the course of an evening, I watched a woman catch her hair on fire (it was quickly doused), a group of angels abandoning any angelic traits to ...

Located at the point where Europe meets Asia, Istanbul spans both continents and is the place where cultures mix and mingle: where east meets west and ancient meets modern. Click here to jump to the ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...