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 Institutions472 images ↗Beyazıt and Historic Bazaars47 images ↗Eminönü and Sirkeci58 images ↗People and Their Stories40 images ↗Sultanahmet and Topkapı Palace54 images ↗Aksaray, Topkapı and Yedikule28 images ↗Golden Horn and Eyüp29 images ↗Beyoğlu and Taksim48 images ↗Fatih and Saraçhane36 images ↗Galata and Karaköy69 images ↗Şişli and Harbiye37 images ↗Beşiktaş and Dolmabahçe37 images ↗Üsküdar and Beylerbeyi106 images ↗Scenes with Unconfirmed Locations17 images ↗Bosphorus Shores33 images ↗Ortaköy and Yıldız15 images ↗Bakırköy and Zeytinburnu18 images ↗Süleymaniye and Unkapanı19 images ↗Kadıköy and Haydarpaşa42 images ↗Tophane, Fındıklı and Kabataş11 images ↗Balat and Edirnekapı8 images ↗Princes’ Islands4 images ↗
Büyükdere Street near the Şişli bus depot, 1970s
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Suadiye Beach, June 1969
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Halaskargazi Street, Osmanbey, 1962
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İcadiye neighbourhood, Üsküdar, 1982
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Istanbul from the terrace of Robert College, 1972
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Tarlabaşı, Beyoğlu, 1983
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A paddle steamer at Haydarpaşa Pier, 1930s
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The entrance to Sıraselviler Street in Taksim, 1970s
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A soldier being weighed on Galata Bridge, 1972
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Sunset in Galata, 1966
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A family in Sultanahmet Square, 1954
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A tunnel uncovered during roadworks in Dolmabahçe, 1959
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A shoeshiner and customer in Istanbul, 1953
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Istanbul, 1907
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Hagia Sophia Mosque, 1860–1880
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A view of Kasımpaşa, 1907
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A street in Istanbul
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Rumeli Fortress and the Bosphorus, 1907
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A shoemaker in Istanbul, 1907
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A view of Istanbul harbour, 1907
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Two women in Istanbul, 1908
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Horse-drawn carts outside the walls of Istanbul, 1907
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Yenimahalle waterfront, Istanbul, July 1952
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Eyüpsultan Cemetery
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