Gallery

Istanbul: Portrait of a City

title page

2. The Geographical Setting

satellite view of istanbul and its setting.

view of sultan ahmet camii

globe: the city on two continents

3. Chronology of the City

the aqueduct

procession of the goldsmiths

street scene in beyoğlu

the fatih bridge

4. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE

map of the byzantine empire

hagia sophia

a late tenth-century mosaic in hagia sophia

interior view of hagia sophia

5. THE IMPERIAL CITY

map of the byzantine city

the theodosian land-walls today

scenes from the byzantine court

scenes from the byzantine court

scenes from the byzantine court

6. The Byzantine-Muslim Confrontation

the basilica cistern

the hippodrome

the egyptian obelisk

saracen assault on constantinople

map: demise of the byzantine empire

map: rise of the ottoman empire

7. THE OTTOMAN CONQUEST OF CONSTANTINOPLE

contemporary illustration of the siege of constantinople

portrait of sultan mehmet ii

sultan mehmet ii

view of rumeli hisar

the fortress

8. OTTOMAN CONQUEST: REBUILDING THE CITY

byzantium nunc constantinopolis

istanbul in the mid-sixteenth century

map of istanbul c.1584-1585

9. ISTANBUL'S GLOBAL REACH

a map of the americas

siege of belgrade

the ottoman fleet

the ottoman fleet

the presentation of european ambassadors at the ottoman court

a banquet in honor of a european dignitary

10. TOPKAPI PALACE

aerial view of topkapi palace.

topkapi palace

nineteenth-century drawing of the outer courtyards of topkapi palace

meeting of the divan

views of the interior of topkapi palace.

11. IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC CEREMONY

illuminated manuscript showing the collection of taxes

clerks at work in a government bureau

janissary band during the reign of sultan ahmet iii

procession to the okmeydan

procession of tulumbacilar (fire fighters).

imperial decree issued by sultan selim ii (1566-1574).

12. RELIGIOUS PLURALISM IN AN ISLAMIC CITY

part of a panorama of istanbul drawn by melchior lorichs c.1559

another section of the lorichs panorama

illustrated manuscript depicting a conversation between muslims and christians.

the greek orthodox church of theotokos panagia mougliotissa

the ahrida synagogue founded in the sixteenth-century by sephardic jews.

the sultan ahmet mosque.

interior of an imperial mosque

the suleymaniye mosque

13. THE CITY AS CENTER OF LEARNING

section of the lorichs panorama of istanbul

illuminated pages from the koran

example of ottoman calligraphic art by mustafa rakim efendi, c.1791

late sixteenth-century miniature showing astronomers and the galata observatory founded in 1557 by sultan süleyman

departure of the annual pilgrimage to mecca

mevlevi dervishes

14. COFFEE HOUSES, BATH HOUSES & THE BAZAAR

a storyteller

section of the lorichs panorama of istanbul

a coffee house

a bath house

a bath house

15. SOCIAL LIFE AND ENTERTAINMENT

a picnic beside the sweet waters of europe

boating on the goksu

playing backgammon in a coffee house

musicians in performance

night festivities on the golden horn in the eighteenth century

fireworks at the okmeydan

performances by dancers and acrobats

16. FIRE IN THE LIFE OF CITY

coffee vendor.

street barbers

water carriers

view across the dense residential quarters of the old city

insurance map

drill by the city fire brigade, late nineteenth century

17. NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY

stolpe map

traditional street in late nineteenth century istanbul

ottoman tombstones

ottoman tombstones

ottoman tombstones

18. THE CITY IN TRANSITION: WESTERN INFLUENCE

late nineteenth-century view northwards along the bosphorus showing the dolmabahce palace

view across the galata bridge, c.1900

women workers in an istanbul

ferry-men offering passage across the golden horn

horse-drawn trams in the eminonü quarter of the old city

19. IMPERIAL SELF-PORTRAIT

school girls

students at a medical college

nurses in a hospital

sailors on a training ship

20. FROM EMPIRE TO REPUBLIC

map of the modern turkish republic

signing up for military duty

departing for the war

women working in munitions factory

refugees crowding into istanbul

international occupational of istanbul

learning the latin alphabet

mustafa kema

21. BEYOĞLU IN THE 1930s

girl on a bicycle

dining in western style

scene in a nightclub

shop windows

cars and streetcars

22. WORKING CLASS LIFE IN THE 1960s

lone workman

three men talking

waiting

waiting for work

23. THE CONTEMPORARY CITY, 1960s-1980s

map of the city's growth

chart of population growth

istanbul in the late 1960s

automobiles and pollution, late 1960s

new bridges under construction in the1980s across the golden horn

workers on the new bridge

construction sites

24. URBAN CHANGE AND POLLUTION

demolition of old neighborhoods

used lumber

a new bridge built to ease congestion

aerial view of waterfront areas

explosion of oil tanker in the bosphorus strait

air pollution

25. PEOPLE AND HOUSES

new high-rise apartment buildings

apartment complex

older ottoman buildings

luxury villas under construction

makeshift accommodation

a home in the city

26. WATER

ferry

high-speed ferry

ferry

villa on the water

waiting on the dock

27. COMMERCIAL LIFE IN THE MODERN CITY

basket vendor

foundry workers

food vendor

jewelry vendor

macdonalds

flower market

28. ISTANBUL LIFE

streetcar

workers at night

walking by the monument

soccer match

walking through a cemetery

walking down a street

snow on the rooftops

driving through an arch

the bazaar