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 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
Date unknownDemolitions around the New Mosque in Eminönü
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownÇürüksulu waterfront mansion in Salacak
41.0265, 29.0151
Date unknownHistoric peninsula from Sarayburnu to Süleymaniye
41.0150, 28.9655
Date unknownMaiden's Tower and Galata from Salacak
41.0256, 28.9742
Date unknownHagia Sophia Mosque
41.0083, 28.9800
Date unknownGalata from Eminönü
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownOtto Ritter and Helmuth Cuno at the construction of Haydarpaşa Station
40.9913, 29.0246
Date unknownKadıköy Square
40.9913, 29.0246
Date unknownRıhtım Avenue in Kadıköy
40.9913, 29.0246
Date unknownHaydarpaşa and Kadıköy
40.9913, 29.0246
Date unknownUnkapanı and its surroundings
41.0221, 28.9609
Date unknownGolden Horn and the shipyard
41.0412, 28.9458
Date unknownRoad construction on Ordu Avenue
41.0083, 28.9503
Date unknownSimkeşhane after demolition of its facade
41.0083, 28.9503