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 Institutions467 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 Beylerbeyi49 images ↗Scenes with Unconfirmed Locations17 images ↗Bosphorus Shores32 images ↗Ortaköy and Yıldız15 images ↗Bakırköy and Zeytinburnu18 images ↗Süleymaniye and Unkapanı19 images ↗Kadıköy and Haydarpaşa41 images ↗Tophane, Fındıklı and Kabataş11 images ↗Balat and Edirnekapı8 images ↗Princes’ Islands4 images ↗
Children looking at film posters in Istanbul, 1972
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The Hilton Hotel in Harbiye, 1955
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Kurtuluş, 1972
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Construction of the Bosphorus Bridge, 1972–1973
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People collecting water at Hamidiye Fountain in Galata, 1918
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Karaköy, 1980s
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Beyoğlu, 1979
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Aksaray, 1970s
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Şişhane Hill, Beyoğlu, 1960s
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Eminönü, 1970s
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The road to Yenimahalle in Sarıyer, 1960s
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The SSK complex in Zeyrek, 1976
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The entrance to Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, 1970s
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Sirkeci, 1970s
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Beykoz waterfront, 1970s
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Pendik, 1970s
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Samatya, 1992
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Taksim, 1966
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The Bull Statue at Altıyol, Kadıköy, 1990
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A shoeshiner outside the Hilton Hotel, 1957
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Shared taxis in Üsküdar, 1940s
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Istanbul from Maiden’s Tower, 1971
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Bankalar Street, Karaköy, 1960
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Büyükdere, Sarıyer, 1930s
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