Istanbul in Pictures - Memories and the City

“A journey into the past of Istanbul and Orhan Pamuk through photographs...”

An Istanbul you’ve never seen before! With old photographs and pictures selected by Orhan Pamuk from archives... From Ara Güler to Cartier-Bresson, from old Istanbul photographers to old newspaper collections, this book offers a completely different Istanbul with images most of us have never seen.

He elaborates on the themes and emotions described in "Istanbul - Memories and the City" with an additional 230 photographs and illustrations, expanding upon them and revealing new meanings. This book, no longer based on text but on images, is meant to be opened and viewed and read from every corner. From Ara Güler to Cartier-Bresson, from old Istanbul photographers to old newspaper collections, this book presents a completely different Istanbul with images most of us have never seen.

"To look at the city's landscapes, by walking its streets, by cruising on a ship, is to combine the feelings Istanbul evokes with images; but wandering and observing the city's landscapes is not just that, it is also being able to merge your current mood with the images the city presents to you. To do this skillfully and sincerely is to connect the city's images in one's memory with the deepest and most heartfelt emotions, with pain, sorrow, melancholy, and at times with happiness, joy of life, and optimism."