Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover luxury hotels and travel from my home base in NYC. Although neither Istanbul nor Bodrum suffered damage from the ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Stretching across two continents separated by the Bosphorus Strait, this ancient Silk Road city was once the capital of both the ...

Straddling Europe and Asia, Istanbul is a city that crosses over continents and cultures, with a skyline that's equal parts modern highrises and historic mosques. Once the capital of three empires—the ...

View of the Istanbul's Blue Mosque. There is nowhere in the world quite like Istanbul. Spread across two continents, Europe and Asia, it’s a city of layers and contrasts, of ancient empires and modern ...