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 Institutions191 images ↗Beyazıt and Historic Bazaars46 images ↗Eminönü and Sirkeci40 images ↗People and Their Stories38 images ↗Sultanahmet and Topkapı Palace35 images ↗Aksaray, Topkapı and Yedikule28 images ↗Golden Horn and Eyüp28 images ↗Beyoğlu and Taksim27 images ↗Fatih and Saraçhane27 images ↗Galata and Karaköy25 images ↗Şişli and Harbiye25 images ↗Beşiktaş and Dolmabahçe24 images ↗Üsküdar and Beylerbeyi19 images ↗Scenes with Unconfirmed Locations17 images ↗Bosphorus Shores15 images ↗Ortaköy and Yıldız15 images ↗Bakırköy and Zeytinburnu14 images ↗Süleymaniye and Unkapanı14 images ↗Kadıköy and Haydarpaşa11 images ↗Tophane, Fındıklı and Kabataş11 images ↗Balat and Edirnekapı8 images ↗Princes’ Islands4 images ↗
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
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