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 unknownExpansion works in Karaköy Square
41.0229, 28.9740
Catalogue date · 1957Repairs to Karaköy Bridge
41.0229, 28.9740
Date unknownSurroundings of Eyüp Mosque
41.0478, 28.9327
Date unknownAdnan Menderes inspecting urban works in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownAdnan Menderes at the tomb of Süleyman the Magnificent
41.0161, 28.9639
Date unknownExpansion of the square outside the Governor's Office
41.0119, 28.9761
Date unknownRedevelopment of Beyazıt Square
41.0097, 28.9665
Date unknownAerial view of Beyazıt and Ordu Avenue
41.0083, 28.9503
Date unknownConstruction of Millet Avenue at Topkapı
41.0184, 28.9335
Date unknownAerial view of the historic peninsula
41.0104, 28.9702
Date unknownDamaged minaret of Süleymaniye Mosque
41.0150, 28.9655
Date unknownRepairs to the Walled Obelisk and Blue Mosque minarets
41.0041, 28.9769
Catalogue date · 1952Oğlanlar Dervish Lodge
41.0083, 28.9503
Catalogue date · 1967Kasımpaşa Mevlevi Lodge
41.0284, 28.9737
Catalogue date · 1933Bahariye Mevlevi Lodge from the Golden Horn
41.0412, 28.9458
Date unknownSelimiye Barracks
41.0265, 29.0151
Date unknownMuhsin Ertuğrul and colleagues
Location not yet established
Date unknownIstanbul City Theater
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownVatan performed at Tepebaşı Theater
41.0284, 28.9737
Date unknownSafveti Ziya Bey
Location not yet established
Date unknownBurhaneddin Bey on stage
41.0284, 28.9737
Date unknownStage actress Madam Sarah
Location not yet established
Date unknownA theater company in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownMembers of the National Ottoman Amateur Theater Society
Location not yet established