In Pictures: Classic photos taken by the "Eye of Istanbul"

A boy peaks from behind a tombstone in Istanbul’s Vefa neighbourhood. 1962 (Photo courtesy of Ara Guler)

A group of men talk next to a tea stall in Beyoglu, Istanbul. 1958 (Photo courtesy of Ara Guler)

Fishermen at a repair wharf in Istanbul with the Sulemaniye Mosque visible across the water. 1956 (Photo courtesy of Ara Guler)

Fishermen return to Kumkapi in Istanbul at first light. 1950 (Photo courtesy of Ara Guler)

A man looks at an approaching horse cart in Istanbul’s Sehzadebasi neighbourhood. 1958 (Photo courtesy of Ara Guler)

Fishing boats parked in an Istanbul neighbourhood. 1961 (Photo courtesy of Ara Guler)

Two women sitting below an inscription that reads Allah on an exterior wall of the Old Mosque in Edirne, Turkey. 1956 (Photo courtesy of Ara Guler)

A woman walks on a residential street in Istanbul’s Rumelifeneri area leading to the Bosphorus. 1962 (Photo courtesy of Ara Guler)

Trams pass in front of the New Mosque in Eminonu Istanbul. 1958 (Photo courtesy of Ara Guler)

Trams pass in front of the New Mosque in Eminonu Istanbul. 1958 (Photo courtesy of Ara Guler)

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