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 unknownFishing boats off Ortaköy
41.0546, 29.0282
Date unknownEminönü Square before expansion
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownArea between Eminönü and Unkapanı
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownIstanbul residents on a picnic outing
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownTophane Square during demolition works
41.0273, 28.9808
Date unknownTaksim Water Distribution Building
41.0381, 28.9855
Date unknownAn old Istanbul mansion
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownGalata Bridge and Karaköy Square
41.0229, 28.9740
Date unknownYedikule–Sirkeci tram number 33
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownSirkeci Station Square
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownGolden Horn, Bosphorus and the newly built Bosphorus Bridge
41.0412, 28.9458
Date unknownGolden Horn from Nuruosmaniye Mosque
41.0103, 28.9704
1970–1979Eyüp Sultan Mosque Square
41.0478, 28.9327
Date unknownA stepped street in old Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownSinan Paşa Tomb and public fountain on Divanyolu
41.0082, 28.9747
Date unknownUnkapanı after road construction
41.0221, 28.9609
Date unknownWooden houses in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownUnkapanı, Saraçhane and Şehzadebaşı before redevelopment
41.0142, 28.9547
1950–1959Üsküdar Pier and Square
41.0265, 29.0151
Date unknownÜsküdar Square, Mihrimah Sultan Complex and Ahmed III Fountain
41.0265, 29.0151
Date unknownBağdat paddle steamer of Şirket-i Hayriye
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownEdirnekapı–Beyazıt road
41.0097, 28.9665
Date unknownView from Aksaray toward Saraçhane
41.0142, 28.9547
Date unknownEminönü–Unkapanı road after demolition of the Fish Market
41.0182, 28.9700