HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS
Istanbul’s Memory: Districts, Buildings, and Daily Life
Historical photographs tracing Istanbul’s changing urban fabric, from districts and daily life to schools and waterfronts.Inside this collection
Cities, places and album subjects
Istanbul: General Views and Institutions473 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 ↗
Catalogue date · 1954Ice drifting from the Black Sea into the Bosphorus, February 1954
41.0849, 29.0567
Date unknownWinter in Nişantaşı and its surroundings
41.0638, 28.9832
Catalogue date · 1911The Sublime Porte area after the 1911 fire
41.0111, 28.9781
Date unknownTents erected for fire survivors
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownThe Balat fire seen from the Golden Horn
41.0320, 28.9483
Date unknownThe Balat fire seen from the Golden Horn
41.0320, 28.9483
Catalogue date · 1912The 1912 İshakpaşa fire
41.0041, 28.9769
Catalogue date · 1912The 1912 İshakpaşa fire
41.0041, 28.9769
Catalogue date · 1912The 1912 İshakpaşa fire
41.0041, 28.9769
Catalogue date · 1912The 1912 İshakpaşa fire
41.0041, 28.9769
Catalogue date · 1911The 1911 fire at the Sublime Porte
41.0111, 28.9781
Catalogue date · 1911The 1911 fire at the Sublime Porte
41.0111, 28.9781
Date unknownThe burned General Staff building and surroundings from Beyazıt Fire Tower
41.0097, 28.9665
Catalogue date · 1910The fire at Çırağan Palace on 20 January 1910 and its aftermath
41.0428, 29.0075
Catalogue date · 1910The fire at Çırağan Palace on 20 January 1910 and its aftermath
41.0428, 29.0075
Catalogue date · 1910The fire at Çırağan Palace on 20 January 1910 and its aftermath
41.0428, 29.0075
Date unknownFire survivors and their belongings in the courtyard of Süleymaniye Mosque
41.0161, 28.9639
Date unknownTraditional fire pump crews
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownA sea bathing enclosure in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownTraveling by train
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownA steam ferry serving the Bosphorus
41.0849, 29.0567
Date unknownWomen and men enjoying the Veliefendi recreation grounds
40.9783, 28.8744
Date unknownA street in Beyoğlu
41.0284, 28.9737
Date unknownAn abandoned Istanbul mansion
41.0064, 28.9759