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Hafıza Atlası: A Historical Photo Archive of Cities
A Turkish-language atlas for exploring 42,458 historical photographs, documents, and album pages by city, collection, period, and photographer.
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The archive organizes historical visual material through several overlapping routes: collections, a geographic map, cities and districts, and a searchable photograph index. Its visible catalog spans 42,458 photographs, documents, and album pages, with 30,728 location records mapped. Examples range from an 1862 view from Istanbul’s Beyazıt Tower to 1928 photographs from Mecca and Medina. The site states that image rights belong to the relevant archives and owners, with licensing information available when provided in individual records.
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