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Weeping Willow and Karaki Hüseyin Çelebi

A view of the Gülhane Walls from Hüdavendigâr Street... Directly across from us is the Karaki Hüseyin Çelebi Mosque. The tram approaching…

17 January 2021 Akın Kurtoğlu

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A Cargo Tanker Off the Coast of Rumelihisarı

It’s not as if the ferries of Şehirhatları or Şirket-i Hayriye will always be cruising back and forth in the cool waters…

15 January 2021 Akın Kurtoğlu

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A Morning in Aksaray Under the Snow

Between 1927 and 1929, heavy snowstorms that hit the city created massive drifts, but because the population was much smaller than it…

14 January 2021 Akın Kurtoğlu

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As the Evening Crowd Begins to Gather in Eminönü

A photograph from the time when the Denizyolları warehouses on Reşadiye Street had not yet been demolished and incorporated into the waterfront...…

13 January 2021 Akın Kurtoğlu

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Karaköy Transit Tram Stop

A photo taken after June 1, 1930. There are no toll booth attendants at the bridgehead; passage is now free. The rectangular…

12 January 2021 Akın Kurtoğlu

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Welcome to Istanbul

The “Welcome” sign in Topkapı, erected in honor of those entering the city through the massive breach in the walls opened in…

11 January 2021 Akın Kurtoğlu

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Eminönü and the Trolleybus

In front of Yenicami, two trolleybuses—one leaving and the other arriving... A total of 100 of these vehicles—completely silent, smoke-free, and clean,…

10 January 2021 Akın Kurtoğlu

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Taksim Square After a Snowy Morning

Right after a morning that followed a snowy night, in front of Taksim Sular... Around 10:30 or 11:00 a.m. On a small…

9 January 2021 Akın Kurtoğlu

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Afternoon Hustle and Bustle in Karaköy

Around six o’clock in the evening… The ladies in hats must be tucking in their skirts as they rush to catch the…

8 January 2021 Akın Kurtoğlu

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The Tram Stop in Front of Yenicami

Trams making a wide turn to enter the Eminönü transit tram station or to join the Köprü line… All trams coming from…

7 January 2021 Akın Kurtoğlu

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Pedestrian Traffic in Köprüüstü

This is a photograph taken around 2:00 p.m. on a spring day sometime between 1963 and 1964, amid a moderate southerly wind,…

6 January 2021 Akın Kurtoğlu

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The Joy of Crossing the Bridge by Tram Amid the Autumn Rain...

That day, boarding that tram amid the downpour driven by the north wind must have been such a delight for the people…

2 December 2020 Akın Kurtoğlu

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Daily Routine in the Bahçekapı Area...

The Bahçekapı bus and trolleybus platforms in Eminönü... Shuttles to Suriçi depart from here. This is where the Arpacılar route joins the…

2 December 2020 Akın Kurtoğlu

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Let's Go Get Vaccinated at the Karagümrük Clinic...

The Vasat Alipaşa Madrasa in Karagümrük—the building immediately to the right... It was later used as the Karagümrük Clinic. When we were…

15 November 2020 Akın Kurtoğlu

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4:05 p.m. Yeniköy Azimet Post

The “Beylerbeyi,” a 1955-built ferry operated by Şehir Hatları with a capacity of 789 passengers, was pulling up to the Beşiktaş pier…

15 November 2020 Akın Kurtoğlu

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Bebek Üçyol Intersection and İnşirah Hill

The first quarter of the 1970s: the main bus and trolleybus stops in Bebek. The hill rising in the background is the…

15 November 2020 Akın Kurtoğlu

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Construction of Karaköy Square and the Çarşılı Underpass

Construction of the exits for the Karaköy Square and the shopping arcade pedestrian underpass... Work, which began in the spring of 1964,…

15 November 2020 Akın Kurtoğlu