Turkey is not officially a member of the European Union ... "Monuments to those empires still impress," wrote Steves, "the great church, then mosque, of Hagia Sophia; the gorgeous Blue Mosque; and ...

The vibrant and colorful Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, stands in for a bazaar in Tehran. There were also shots of the exterior of the instantly recognizable Blue Mosque and the Yeni Camii (New ...