Istanbul Apartments “Beyoğlu”

This book, which recounts the memories and stories of many streets, avenues, and apartment buildings that are important among the four main arteries of Beyoğlu, a district that hosted Istanbul's first apartment buildings and was also the location where the first municipality was established, sheds light on the lives of many families who lived in Beyoğlu at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. The book also covers the events in Beyoğlu during the Great Beyoğlu Fire and the occupation of Istanbul, the stories of Istanbul's Levantines, the lives of famous architects who left valuable works in Istanbul, and the emergence and development of apartment living. Along with the stories of important areas settled in Beyoğlu and over 100 buildings, a journey through time is made into the lives of the families who lived in these buildings. These memories and stories, some bitter and some sweet, will change and beautify the readers' perception of Beyoğlu.