Authorities in Turkey have sealed off a luxury spa set up by illegally modifying a 1,500-year-old cistern near Hagia Sophia ...

The Basilica Cistern is Istanbul's largest surviving Byzantine ... Its most noteworthy feature is a pair of Medusa heads that sit upside down at the base of two columns. According to past ...

The Basilica Cistern used to be a place that stored a huge amount of water. Now it is open to the public to marvel at a history drenched in Istanbul's unique heritage. Presented by Pelin Batu Matt ...