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 ↗
Catalogue date · 1922Kasımpaşa, 1922
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Date unknownAerial view of Eminönü and Sirkeci
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1920Mutemet Street in Fatih, around 1920
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Catalogue date · 1989A hardware seller in Karaköy, 1989
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Catalogue date · 1965Pelikan Yaşar at the Golden Horn, 1965
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Catalogue date · 1854Menzilhane slope in Üsküdar, 1854
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Catalogue date · 1914Reading the declaration of jihad in the courtyard of Fatih Mosque
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Catalogue date · 1917Daily life on Istanbul's streets, 1917
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Date unknownBalkan refugees at Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque
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Date unknownRefugees from Macedonia arriving in Sirkeci
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Catalogue date · 1900–1909Yüksek Kaldırım in the early 1900s
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Date unknownThe ablution fountain at Süleymaniye Mosque
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Catalogue date · 1959The Grand Bazaar, 1959
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Date unknownHalil Rıfat Pasha Mansion in Nişantaşı
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Date unknownMihrimah Sultan Madrasa
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Date unknownMihrimah Sultan Madrasa
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Date unknownSigned portrait of M. Tahir Olgun
Location not yet established
Date unknownSaraçhane and Fatih
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Date unknownVatan Avenue after demolition works
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Date unknownTaşkasap neighborhood
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Date unknownMillet Avenue from Aksaray to Taşkasap
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Date unknownFatih and Yavuz Selim from Beyazıt Fire Tower
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Date unknownFatih Mosque after restoration
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Date unknownFevzipaşa Avenue and Sahn-ı Seman Madrasa
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