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 unknownLetafet Hanım Apartments, the first Darülbedayi theater building
41.0131, 28.9572
Date unknownHistoric exhibits in the Tiled Pavilion
41.0041, 28.9769
Date unknownMuseum of Historic Costumes in the courtyard of İbrahim Paşa Palace
41.0041, 28.9769
Date unknownWeapons exhibition in Hagia Irene
41.0097, 28.9811
Date unknownWeapons exhibition in Hagia Irene
41.0097, 28.9811
Date unknownSüreyya Cinema in Kadıköy
40.9913, 29.0246
Date unknownEntrance to Lale Cinema
41.0284, 28.9737
Date unknownFilming in Üsküdar
41.0265, 29.0151
Date unknownFilming in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownOpen-air cinema in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownFilming an İpekçi Brothers production
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownFilming in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownRepublic Monument in Taksim
41.0381, 28.9855
Date unknownMonument of Liberty
41.0638, 28.9832
Catalogue date · 1867Tophane from Galata Tower
41.0256, 28.9742
1853–1854Ceremonial Hall of Dolmabahçe Palace
41.0391, 29.0003
1876–1877Dolmabahçe Palace and palace stables
41.0391, 29.0003
1862–1863Dolmabahçe Palace, Valide Mosque and palace theater
41.0391, 29.0003
Catalogue date · 1851A street in Beyoğlu
41.0284, 28.9737
Catalogue date · 1858Yorgaki Çelebi House in Bebek
41.0790, 29.0440
Catalogue date · 1843Selimiye Mosque in Üsküdar
41.0265, 29.0151
Catalogue date · 1843Procession Pavilion of Topkapı Palace and the Sublime Porte
41.0041, 28.9769
Date unknownPierre Loti
Location not yet established
Date unknownPierre Loti in Eastern dress
Location not yet established