HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS
Istanbul’s Memory
Historic photographs of Istanbul, from its neighbourhoods and daily life to schools and waterfronts.Inside this collection
Cities, places and album subjects
Istanbul: General Views and Institutions191 images ↗Beyazıt and Historic Bazaars46 images ↗Eminönü and Sirkeci40 images ↗People and Their Stories38 images ↗Sultanahmet and Topkapı Palace35 images ↗Aksaray, Topkapı and Yedikule28 images ↗Golden Horn and Eyüp28 images ↗Beyoğlu and Taksim27 images ↗Fatih and Saraçhane27 images ↗Galata and Karaköy25 images ↗Şişli and Harbiye25 images ↗Beşiktaş and Dolmabahçe24 images ↗Üsküdar and Beylerbeyi19 images ↗Scenes with Unconfirmed Locations17 images ↗Bosphorus Shores15 images ↗Ortaköy and Yıldız15 images ↗Bakırköy and Zeytinburnu14 images ↗Süleymaniye and Unkapanı14 images ↗Kadıköy and Haydarpaşa11 images ↗Tophane, Fındıklı and Kabataş11 images ↗Balat and Edirnekapı8 images ↗Princes’ Islands4 images ↗
Date unknownEntrance to Beyazıt State Library
41.0108, 28.9659
Date unknownReading room of Beyazıt State Library
41.0108, 28.9659
Date unknownIstanbul City Museum exhibits in Beyazıt Madrasa
41.0097, 28.9665
Date unknownCourtyard of Beyazıt Madrasa as the Municipal Library
41.0097, 28.9665
Date unknownBeyazıt Madrasa during redevelopment of the square
41.0097, 28.9665
Date unknownOrdu Avenue after road widening
41.0083, 28.9503
Date unknownDivanyolu
41.0082, 28.9747
Date unknownMaiden's Tower and the historic peninsula from Salacak
41.0265, 29.0151
Date unknownBeyazıt Fire Tower
41.0097, 28.9665
Date unknownSultanahmet
41.0041, 28.9769
Date unknownFishing boats off Ortaköy
41.0546, 29.0282
Date unknownEminönü Square before expansion
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownArea between Eminönü and Unkapanı
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownIstanbul residents on a picnic outing
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownTophane Square during demolition works
41.0273, 28.9808
Date unknownTaksim Water Distribution Building
41.0381, 28.9855
Date unknownAn old Istanbul mansion
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownGalata Bridge and Karaköy Square
41.0229, 28.9740
Date unknownYedikule–Sirkeci tram number 33
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownSirkeci Station Square
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownGolden Horn, Bosphorus and the newly built Bosphorus Bridge
41.0412, 28.9458
Date unknownGolden Horn from Nuruosmaniye Mosque
41.0103, 28.9704
1970–1979Eyüp Sultan Mosque Square
41.0478, 28.9327
Date unknownA stepped street in old Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759