Facade in the air SIBA – A Visual Approach to Explore Everyday Life in Turkish and Yugoslav Cities, 1920s and 1930s Joël László editor Middle Eastern Studies, University of Basel Centre for Information Modelling in the Humanities, University Graz o:siba.3050 Yapı Kredi tarih arşivi, Istanbul Selahattin Giz 2/0323B Yapı Kredi bank Fire Energy and Power Urban and Rural Life Settelments Photographic negative 1934-06-09 Namık Görgüç Görgüç, Namık Selahattin Giz Giz, Selahattin A group of firemen wearing black uniforms and helmets have torn down the facade of a gutted wooden two-storey house with a long rope. The entire facade is in the air and just about to hit the ground. One fireman is running towards the camera, the others are attentively observing the scene. The photograph was shot in the context of an article printed in Cumhuriyet with the title, ‘Yesterday the city once again witnessed a fire catastrophe’. The facade belonged to the konak of Adil Paşa and was located on Tavukçu Street. The fire broke out in the Sultanahmet district on 9 June 1934 in a house allegedly rented by a certain Fehrettin Bey. Due to strong winds, the whole neighbourhood was set alight within moments. Not specified Not specified Turkey Turkey Istanbul Sultanahmet Şehir dün bir yangın felâketi daha geçirdi. Cumhuriyet, 10 June 1934, 1.
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