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 ↗
Eminönü and Galata Bridge during Istanbul's liberation celebrations
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Returning from the Friday procession at Nusretiye Mosque
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Sütlüce viewed from Eyüp
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Republic Day celebrations in Beyazıt, 1928
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Ertuğrul Regiment officers outside Davutpaşa Barracks, 1903
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Beyazıt on a snowy day
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The Blue Mosque and its surroundings, 1965
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Divitçizade Mosque in Üsküdar
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A ceremonial arch on Galata Bridge, 1928
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Hagia Sophia Mosque on a Ramadan night, 1933
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Turkish troops camped near Sirkeci, 1912
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Hagia Sophia Mosque, 1912
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A car outside Bebek Mosque
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Akaretler in Beşiktaş, 1920s
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The Friday procession at Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque, 1901
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The Ottoman fleet anchored in the Golden Horn, 1914
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The dormitory of Galatasaray High School, 1936
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Children riding a horse outside Zeyrek Mosque, 1959
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Sailboats on the Golden Horn, 1914–1918
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Boatmen on the Golden Horn, 1914–1918
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Cadde-i Kebir, 1914–1918
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View of Eyüp and Ayvansaray, 1880
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Entrance to Taksim Artillery Barracks, 1890
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A simit seller in Istanbul, 1903
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