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 Institutions256 images ↗Beyazıt and Historic Bazaars47 images ↗Eminönü and Sirkeci43 images ↗People and Their Stories40 images ↗Sultanahmet and Topkapı Palace41 images ↗Aksaray, Topkapı and Yedikule28 images ↗Golden Horn and Eyüp29 images ↗Beyoğlu and Taksim28 images ↗Fatih and Saraçhane33 images ↗Galata and Karaköy31 images ↗Şişli and Harbiye26 images ↗Beşiktaş and Dolmabahçe24 images ↗Üsküdar and Beylerbeyi21 images ↗Scenes with Unconfirmed Locations17 images ↗Bosphorus Shores16 images ↗Ortaköy and Yıldız15 images ↗Bakırköy and Zeytinburnu14 images ↗Süleymaniye and Unkapanı16 images ↗Kadıköy and Haydarpaşa11 images ↗Tophane, Fındıklı and Kabataş11 images ↗Balat and Edirnekapı8 images ↗Princes’ Islands4 images ↗
Date unknownHalil Rıfat Pasha Mansion in Nişantaşı
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownMihrimah Sultan Madrasa
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownMihrimah Sultan Madrasa
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownSigned portrait of M. Tahir Olgun
Location not yet established
Date unknownSaraçhane and Fatih
41.0193, 28.9479
Date unknownVatan Avenue after demolition works
41.0083, 28.9503
Date unknownTaşkasap neighborhood
41.0083, 28.9503
Date unknownMillet Avenue from Aksaray to Taşkasap
41.0083, 28.9503
Date unknownFatih and Yavuz Selim from Beyazıt Fire Tower
41.0097, 28.9665
Date unknownFatih Mosque after restoration
41.0193, 28.9479
Date unknownFevzipaşa Avenue and Sahn-ı Seman Madrasa
41.0193, 28.9479
Date unknownTahirü'l-Mevlevî in his library
Location not yet established
Date unknownA. Süheyl Ünver taking notes beside children
41.0064, 28.9759
Catalogue date · 1955Destruction in Beyoğlu during the September 6–7 events
41.0284, 28.9737
Date unknownBeşiktaş Ferry Pier
41.0428, 29.0075
Date unknownImperial stables of Dolmabahçe Palace
41.0391, 29.0003
Date unknownAnkara Avenue from Cağaloğlu to Sirkeci
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownFacade of the Fourth Vakıf Han
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownSirkeci Square and the Fourth Vakıf Han
41.0182, 28.9700
Date unknownTram turning from İstiklal Avenue toward Taksim
41.0284, 28.9737
Date unknownIstanbul street lined with wooden houses
41.0064, 28.9759
Date unknownSaraçhane and the Valens Aqueduct
41.0142, 28.9547
Date unknownBlue Mosque, Moda and Fenerbahçe
41.0041, 28.9769
Date unknownInterior of Beyazıt State Library
41.0108, 28.9659