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 ↗
Date unknownRally in Doğancılar, Üsküdar, protesting the occupation of İzmir
41.0265, 29.0151
Date unknownSultanahmet rally protesting the occupation of İzmir
41.0041, 28.9769
Date unknownOccupation warships at Sarayburnu
41.0130, 28.9841
Date unknownOccupation commanders and soldiers in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownOccupation commanders and soldiers in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownOccupation commanders and soldiers in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownOccupation commanders and soldiers in Istanbul
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownBeyoğlu during the occupation
41.0284, 28.9737
Date unknownIstanbul in the early twentieth century
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownSultanahmet and Hagia Sophia
41.0041, 28.9769
Date unknownThe grand vizier casting his vote outside the Sublime Porte
41.0111, 28.9781
Date unknownTriumphal arch at Hürriyet-i Ebediye Hill for the constitutional anniversary
41.0638, 28.9832
Date unknownThe Action Army entering Istanbul with its artillery
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownSurrendered troops being moved across Galata Bridge
41.0200, 28.9731
Date unknownThe Action Army outside the Ministry of War
41.0097, 28.9665
Date unknownAction Army artillery beneath the Dolmabahçe Palace clock tower
41.0391, 29.0003
Date unknownArtillery units of the Action Army
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownNaval personnel arrested by the Action Army
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownAction Army artillery passing along Pangaltı Avenue
41.0638, 28.9832
Date unknownNiyazi Bey of the Action Army at Taksim Barracks
41.0284, 28.9737
Date unknownAbdülhamid II leaving Yıldız Palace for the Friday procession
41.0546, 29.0282
Catalogue date · 1911Transfer of Alemdar Mustafa Paşa's grave to Zeyneb Sultan Mosque in 1911
41.0101, 28.9784
Date unknownAlemdar Mustafa Paşa's original grave near Yedikule
40.9935, 28.9269
Catalogue date · 1894Coppersmiths' shops near the Beyazıt tram line after the earthquake of 10 July 1894
41.0097, 28.9665