A documentary of archival value about apartments built as a new European-style housing after the 1870 Beyoğlu fire, replacing wooden buildings. It delves into their construction, the residents, and stories that have endured to this day.
Istanbul Apartments
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Apelyan Apartment - From Residence to Art
Behind Galatasaray High School, the historic apartment formerly known as Santa Maria is now famous for the art gallery inspired by its name.
Behind Galatasaray High School, the historic apartment formerly known as Santa Maria is now famous for the art gallery inspired by its name.
Egypt Apartment - The Home of Fashion Houses
Once known for its fashion houses, tailors and famous shops, the historic Mısır Apartment has survived to this day with the presence of art galleries and theatres.
Once known for its fashion houses, tailors and famous shops, the historic Mısır Apartment has survived to this day with the presence of art galleries and theatres.
Papadopulos Apartment - How Many Minorities Can Fit Into One Apartment?
A building that was home to people from different cultures in Pera. A historical apartment building where Greeks, Armenians, Jews and Muslims formed common living spaces.
A building that was home to people from different cultures in Pera. A historical apartment building where Greeks, Armenians, Jews and Muslims formed common living spaces.
Camondo Apartment - The Sephardim's Apartment
Today’s Beyoğlu Municipality 6th Department once belonged to the Sephardic Camondo family, who built the stunningly designed Camondo Apartment.
Today’s Beyoğlu Municipality 6th Department once belonged to the Sephardic Camondo family, who built the stunningly designed Camondo Apartment.
Hamson Apartment - The Apartment Where Notes and Colors Reside
Asmalımescit is the heart of bohemian life. It is almost the rhythm of Istanbul. We are at the Hamson Apartment, which has become an indispensable part of painters, writers and musicians, hidden within these borders. Sponsered by Nippon Boya.
Asmalımescit is the heart of bohemian life. It is almost the rhythm of Istanbul. We are at the Hamson Apartment, which has become an indispensable part of painters, writers and musicians, hidden within these borders. Sponsered by Nippon Boya.
New Life Apartment - The Place Where an Ottoman Poet Meets Atatür
Yeni Hayat is an apartment building that carries a postcard sent to Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan 110 years ago from Hamburg, Germany, from the back of the mailboxes to today. The place where Atatürk and the famous writer met. Sponsored by Nippon Boya.
Yeni Hayat is an apartment building that carries a postcard sent to Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan 110 years ago from Hamburg, Germany, from the back of the mailboxes to today. The place where Atatürk and the famous writer met. Sponsored by Nippon Boya.
Gümüşsu Palas - Multicolored, Multivoiced
Azaryan Apartment, where the Armenian MP Krikor Zohrab was arrested in 1915, has been in our lives as Gümüşsu Palas since 1939.
Azaryan Apartment, where the Armenian MP Krikor Zohrab was arrested in 1915, has been in our lives as Gümüşsu Palas since 1939.
Cordova Apartment
We are in the Cordova Biraderler, a splendid old Istanbul apartment built in 1922 based on the information on the entrance door. With the youngest member of the family, composer and soloist Moshe Cordova, we take a tour of the Beyoğlu of the period.
We are in the Cordova Biraderler, a splendid old Istanbul apartment built in 1922 based on the information on the entrance door. With the youngest member of the family, composer and soloist Moshe Cordova, we take a tour of the Beyoğlu of the period.
St. Antuan Apartment
St. Antuan Church, one of the secbol buildings of both Istanbul and Beyoğlu, was originally built as a building complex including apartment blocks.
St. Antuan Church, one of the secbol buildings of both Istanbul and Beyoğlu, was originally built as a building complex including apartment blocks.
About Istanbul Apartments
This documentary explores the construction, stories, and enduring legacy of the European-style apartment buildings that replaced the wooden structures lost in the 1870 Beyoğlu fire. Offering archival value, it details the building processes, the notable residents, and the fascinating histories of these apartments. Presented with the support of Nippon Boya, the documentary features iconic buildings such as Apelyan Apartment, Mısır Apartment, Deniz Palace, Narmanlı Apartment, Papadopulos Apartment, Camondo Apartment, Hamson Apartment, Yeni Hayat Apartment, Gümüşsu Palace, Cordova Apartment, Barnathan Apartment, and St. Antuan Apartment.
Duration
1 Season
Release Date
2021
Directors
Fatih Atıcı