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 ↗
1950–1959Wooden mansions in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownTraffic and clocks outside the New Mosque
41.0169, 28.9721
Date unknownIstanbul panorama from Nuruosmaniye
41.0103, 28.9704
Date unknownIstanbul panorama from Nuruosmaniye
41.0103, 28.9704
Date unknownIstanbul panorama from Nuruosmaniye
41.0103, 28.9704
Date unknownIstanbul panorama from Nuruosmaniye
41.0103, 28.9704
Date unknownWalled city of Istanbul from the Golden Horn
41.0412, 28.9458
Date unknownFishing boats and Galata
41.0256, 28.9742
Date unknownBlue Mosque and Sultanahmet Square
41.0041, 28.9769
Date unknownAccession procession route in Eyüp Sultan
41.0478, 28.9327
Date unknownBeyazıt Mosque
41.0097, 28.9665
Date unknownRumelihisarı before restoration
41.0849, 29.0567
Date unknownGolden Horn from the hills of Eyüp Sultan
41.0478, 28.9327
1940–1949Taksim Square and Gezi Park
41.0381, 28.9855
Date unknownOrtaköy Mosque
41.0546, 29.0282
1957–1959Galata Bridge and Karaköy from Eminönü
41.0182, 28.9700
1947–1949Taksim Garden and Municipal Entertainment Venue
41.0381, 28.9855
Date unknownMesut Cemil playing cello on stage
Location not yet established
1940–1949Selahattin Pınar and Safiye Ayla on stage
Location not yet established
1940–1949Selahattin Pınar and Safiye Ayla on stage
Location not yet established
1940–1949Selahattin Pınar and Safiye Ayla on stage
Location not yet established
Date unknownBeyazıt Square before pedestrianization
41.0097, 28.9665
1940–1949Beyazıt Square and Haydar Bey Pool
41.0097, 28.9665
Date unknownPertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque in Aksaray
41.0083, 28.9503