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 ↗
A demonstration outside Yeni Mosque, 1918
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A demonstration outside Yeni Mosque, 1918
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Ottoman cavalry in Istanbul, 1912
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Şehzadebaşı, 1958
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A man studying the new Turkish alphabet in Beyazıt, 1929
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The Blue Mosque, 1908
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Aziziye Mosque in Kağıthane, 1890
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Karacaahmet Cemetery, June 1913
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Sait Faik, Özdemir Asaf and Sabahattin Eyüboğlu in Emirgan
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A lahmacun seller in Eminönü, 1960s
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Lit lamps in Süleymaniye Mosque, 1936
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Istanbul, 1934
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Istanbul, 1934
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Istanbul, 1934
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Istanbul, 1934
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Ihlamur Pavilion
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Mihrimah Sultan Mosque in Üsküdar
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A scrap dealer in Istanbul
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Sultanahmet Square, 1960s
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Galata Tower, 1862
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Boatmen in Istanbul, 1908
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A person looking between gravestones in Karacaahmet, 1900
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Topkapı Cemetery, 1875
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People sitting on the steps of Fatih Mosque, 1905
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