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 ↗
Date unknownTahirü'l-Mevlevî in his library
Location not yet established
Date unknownA. Süheyl Ünver taking notes beside children
41.0064, 28.9759
Catalogue date · 1955Destruction in Beyoğlu during the September 6–7 events
41.0284, 28.9737
Date unknownBeşiktaş Ferry Pier
41.0428, 29.0075
Date unknownImperial stables of Dolmabahçe Palace
41.0391, 29.0003
Date unknownAnkara Avenue from Cağaloğlu to Sirkeci
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownFacade of the Fourth Vakıf Han
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownSirkeci Square and the Fourth Vakıf Han
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownTram turning from İstiklal Avenue toward Taksim
41.0284, 28.9737
Date unknownIstanbul street lined with wooden houses
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownSaraçhane and the Valens Aqueduct
41.0142, 28.9547
Date unknownBlue Mosque, Moda and Fenerbahçe
41.0041, 28.9769
Date unknownInterior of Beyazıt State Library
41.0108, 28.9659
Date unknownBookcases in Beyazıt State Library
41.0108, 28.9659
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