19 May Square, Ankara Railway Station, Railway Station Club, Building ...
The railway line between İzmit-Ankara started operating on 27 November, 1892. The first railway station was a small and modest structure and it was inaugurated with a ceremony. The residents of Ankara flooded ... More
![Atatürk Boulevard, Ministry of Health, Ankara Boys’ High School [Stone Maktab / Taş Mektep], Numune Hospital, 1930s](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzAvMTIvMzEvOGM0ZjQzODUtODg1Yi00ZmIyLWFiZGYtYjMwODE0OTEwOTgyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "Atatürk Boulevard, Ministry of Health, Ankara Boys’ High School [Stone Maktab / Taş Mektep], Numune Hospital, 1930s")
Atatürk Boulevard, Ministry of Health, Ankara Boys’ High School [Stone...
A scene from the Yenişehir (New City): The building of the Ministry of Health was one of the first examples of the modern architecture in Ankara. It was the first spectacular structure of the district. The site... More
Victory Monument in Ulus Square, 1st Turkish Grand National Assembly, ...
Istanbul was occupied by Allied Powers of the 1st World War who came out victorious. Three days after the occupation, an assembly was decided to be gathered. It was decided that the assembly would gather in the... More
Atatürk Boulevard, Exhibition House (Sergi Evi), 1934. Turkey
In 1933, the National Economy and Savings Association decided to construct an exhibition building for displaying national products and organized an international contest for possible projects. A Turkish archite... More
Ulus Square in the night, 1940s. Turkey
This photo was taken after 1941. This photo which was taken on a beautiful night shows the Ulus Square and Çankırı Street. The Directorate General of Türkiye İş Bankası (Turkey Business Bank) is the design of İ... More
Republic Boulevard from Victory Monument in Ulus Square to Ankara Rail...
The Square had been named as Taşhan Square, National Sovereignty Square, Public Square and finally Ulus Square. Starting from the Ulus Square, the Republic Boulevard reaches to Ankara Railway Station. .The Vi... More
Republic Boulevard, Garden of Shooting Gallery 1938. Turkey
On this photo, one can see the road which heads to the central city from Ankara Railway Station. The tents shown on the photo must have belonged to the workers of Culture Park (Youth Park)..The Shooting Gallery... More
Musiki Muallim Mektebi (literally Music Teachers’ School, later became...
Music Teachers’ School was founded on November 1, 1924 under the auspices of Ministry of Education. The first principal of the school was Zeki Güngör who was also the first conductor of the Presidential Symphon... More
Atatürk Boulevard, General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent (Kızıla...
On the Atatürk Boulevard, starting next to the building of General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent, the first four-storey apartment blocks of Yenişehir district are standing next to each other: Alemdar, Koc... More
Ankara Castle, early 1950s. Turkey
Back in the days, the old Ankara was just consisted of a castle situated on top of a hill with houses scattered around the foothill, bazaars and market places. The castle would make it clear to the observing ey... More
Atatürk Forest Farm, Pasteurized Milk Factory, workers, 1939. Turkey
Wine and Juice Factory and Beer Factory were founded in 1925 and 1933 respectively. Pasteurized Milk Factory, yogurt, butter and cheese plants were opened. Ice Factory was able to produce 4 tonnes of ice daily.... More
Atatürk Forest Farm, 1939. Turkey
During the start of spring in 1925, Atatürk mentioned his desire about building a farm in Ankara to a group of agriculturalists. He requested them to find a suitable place for the farm. The entire plane was ari... More
Old Houses of Ankara, 1940's. Turkey
Back in the days, the old Ankara was just consisted of a castle situated on top of a hill with houses scattered around the foothill, bazaars and market places. The castle would make it clear to the observing ey... More
2nd Turkish Grand National Assembly, late 1940s. Turkey
In the Ankara book of the Turkey Guide authored by Hüseyin Orak, the wide and green garden of the Turkish Grand National Assembly is depicted briefly:..The Assembly Park is also the garden of the Grand National... More
Atatürk Boulevard, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Currently, Ministry of...
Leaving the Gençlik Parkı (Youth Park), one can see the building of Ministry of Foreign Affairs right across the Atatürk Boulevard. Currently the building is used by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It was ... More
Atatürk Forest Farm ‘Black Sea Pool’, 1939. Turkey
People in Ankara used to come to the Gazi (Ghazi) Forest Farm by cars, buses and the train. During fine weather, they wouldn’t even acknowledge each other and just walk. The small, pretty train station building... More
Atatürk Boulevard, Radio House, 1940s. Turkey
During the days when the photo was taken, Ankara Radio House used to do live broadcasting. Every Saturday, Radio Kids Club programme was broadcasted. Ankara Radio Station started broadcasting at the basement fl... More
Kızılay and Güven Parks, Cemil Uybadın Villa, 1940s. Turkey
The photo was taken from the top floor of General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent. We see Kızılay Park, Güven Park and Güven Monument. The left line of the Atatürk Boulevard also can be seen. The highest bu... More
Atatürk Boulevard, Grand Movie Theater and the Office Block, 1950s
From left to right: Grand Movie Theatre, And (Pledge) Apartment Building of Turgut Demirdağ and Bulvar Apartment Building of Öztrak Family. It is not in the photo yet, but İşçi Sigortaları Hanı (Workers’ Insura... More
Gençlik Parkı (Youth Park), 1950s. Turkey
German city planner and architect Hermann Jansen, who came to Turkey in 1928, devised a land-use plan for Ankara. The land-use plan of Ankara was approved in 1932. The plan revealed that Jansen had allocated sp... More
Ballıkpınar Village. Turkey
Ballıkpınar is a village 12 kilometres away from the district of Gölbaşı. The village’s history can be traced back to the mid-19th century. Several Tatar families, which had left Crimea, moved to Romania. Then,... More
Banks Street (Atatürk Boulevard) the Building of Ziraat Bankası (Agric...
The building of General Directorate of Ziraat Bank was designed by Italian architect Guilio Mongeri and built between 1926 and 1929. Previously, the site was home to the two-storey building of Düyun-u Umuniye (... More
Republic Boulevard, late 1930s. Turkey
The street up the Ankara Railway Station was named “Station” and the station below the Ulus Square was named “Kamutay” (General Assembly of Turkish Grand National Assembly) were combined under the name of "Repu... More
Ethnography Museum of Ankara, 1930s. Turkey
Atatürk Boulevard, right to next to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, intersects with the Atilla Avenue (now called Talat Pasha Boulevard). Atilla Avenue is a steep street; a hill is located on its right sid... More
Güven Park and Güven Monument (The Monument of Safety), 1940s
In the construction plan of Jansen, a plot which was on the north end of Devlet Mahallesi (State Neighbourhood) and near to the General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent was allocated as a park. The park buil... More
Anafartalar Boulevard, Köklü Office Building and shops, 1950s. Turkey
When you walk across the street by the Büyük Apartman (Grand Building) at the Anafartalar Boulevard, you come across with the building of Ankara Municipality by architect Nezih Eldem, which was completed in 194... More
Opera Square. Turkey - A black and white photo of a city
Atatürk Boulevard, right to next to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, intersects with the Atilla Avenue (now called Talat Pasha Boulevard). Atilla Avenue is a steep street; a hill is located on its right sid... More
Port of Izmir. Turkey - A black and white photo of a harbor with boats
İzmir Limanında Yükleme
Presidential Villa, 1940s. Turkey
Presidential Villa was built between the years 1930 and 1932. Holzmeister sometimes wrote down his observations regarding the construction of the Villa, his encounter with Atatürk and conversations they held wi... More
The Garden of 2nd Turkish Grand National Assembly, late 1940's
In the Ankara book of the Turkey Guide authored by Hüseyin Ortak, the wide and green garden of the Turkish Grand National Assembly is depicted briefly:..“The Assembly Park is also the garden of the Grand Nation... More
Atatürk Boulevard, Faculty of Language, History and Geography, İsmet P...
The other side of the Atatürk Boulevard can be seen from the Yenişehir (The New City). Female students are walking towards the Yenişehir. The refuge island of the Boulevard harbours the flowers, acacias, pines ... More
Atatürk Boulevard, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, 1940s
Right across the Post and Telegraph Administration, at the entrance of İnebolu Street, one can see a public building designed by a foreign architect. A work by Austrian architect Clemens Holzmeister who worked ... More
Residents of Ballıkpınar Village, movie screening, 1930s. Turkey
People’s House of Ankara was trying to help the residents of Ankara on certain issues. During the 1930s, coffee houses used to host film screenings due to lack of movie theatres. They used to show movies not on... More
Banks Street (Atatürk Boulevard) the Building of Ziraat Bankası (Agric...
The building of General Directorate of Ziraat Bank was designed by Italian architect Guilio Mongeri and built between 1926 and 1929. Previously, the site was home to the two-storey building of Düyun-u Umuniye (... More
Gazi Institute of Education, 1930s. Turkey
The ground of the Ankara Gazi Mustafa Kemal Male Teachers’ Training School [Gazi Institute of Education] was broken on August 8, 1927. The building was designed by architect Kemaleddin Bey; later on Ernst A. Eg... More
The city view from atop the Ankara Castle, 1937. Turkey
A castle gate is open. The photograph taken from the open gate shows the slowly emerging new face of the old city: Apartment blocks are rising on the side of Anafartalar Boulevard, Işıklar Boulevard and Konya S... More
Gençlik Parkı (Youth Park), 1950s. Turkey
All areas of daily life were becoming diversified in Ankara. In addition to the pools of Orman Çiftliği (Forest Farm) and Çubuk Dam, Gençlik Parkı (Youth Park) almost brought a sea to the middle of Ankara plain... More
Bent Stream, 1950s. Turkey
Back in the days, the old Ankara was just consisted of a castle situated on top of a hill with houses scattered around the foothill, bazaars and market places. The castle would make it clear to the observing ey... More
Musiki Muallim Mektebi (literally Music Teachers’ School, later became...
Music Teachers’ School was founded on November 1, 1924 under the auspices of Ministry of Education. The first principal of the school was Zeki Güngör who was also the first conductor of the Presidential Symphon... More
19 May Square, Ankara Railway Station, 1940s. Turkey
The railway line between İzmit-Ankara started operating on 27 November, 1892. The first railway station was a small and modest structure and it was inaugurated with a ceremony. The residents of Ankara flooded ... More
Atatürk Boulevard, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Currently, Ministry of...
This photograph was taken before the Great Theatre; the building across the street is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A bus is on the move. It is one of the buses purchased from the Soviet Union with olive and... More
Cibali Cigaratte Factory, İstanbul, 1940's. Turkey
Cibali Sigara Fabrikası, İstanbul, 1940'lı yıllar. Public domain photograph of people working, worker, workforce, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
State Neighbourhood (Devlet Mahallesi), 1940s. Turkey
The triangle shaped plot showed in the construction plan of Hermann Jansen was allocated for the State Neighbourhood (Devlet Mahallesi). Designed by Clemens Holzmeister, the buildings of Ministry of Public Work... More
Atatürk Boulevard, General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent (Kızıla...
On the Atatürk Boulevard, starting next to the building of General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent, the first four-storey apartment blocks of Yenişehir district are standing next to each other: Alemdar, Koc... More
Atatürk Boulevard, Great Theatre (Ankara Opera House), 1952. Turkey
The building of Turkish State Opera and Ballet was inaugurated on the evening of April 2, 1948, with a concert composed of the works of Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Necil Kâzım Akses, Ulvi Cemal Erkin and Cemal Reşit Re... More
Musiki Muallim Mektebi (literally Music Teachers’ School, later became...
Music Teachers’ School was founded on November 1, 1924 under the auspices of Ministry of Education. The first principal of the school was Zeki Güngör who was also the first conductor of the Presidential Symphon... More
Ethnography Museum of Ankara, 1930s. Turkey
Although Arif Hikmey Bey was unable to give a date, it must be the last days of 1925 or the first months of 1926. It must be such cold months, since the architect remembers the frosty winds that crashed on the ... More
Atatürk Boulevard, Radio House, 1940s. Turkey
During the days when the photo was taken, Ankara Radio House used to do live broadcasting. Every Saturday, Radio Kids Club programme was broadcasted. Ankara Radio Station started broadcasting at the basement fl... More