Its masterpieces include the ancient Hippodrome of Constantine, the 6th-century Hagia Sophia and the 16th-century Süleymaniye Mosque, all now under threat from population pressure, industrial ...

FIVE YEARS AGO, AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC AND FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER ALL OF THESE SEATS HERE AT THE HIPPODROME WERE EMPTY. NOW THE HIPPODROME IS ON THE BRINK OF A HISTORIC SEASON ...