From Head-On to Murder on the Orient Express, World Film Locations: Istanbul offers a compelling look at the many films shot on location in this multicultural metropolis on the Black Sea. Illustrated throughout with film stills as well as photographs of featured locations as they appear today, World Film Locations: Istanbul visits all of the important cinematic landmarks, including the Topkapi Palace and the Haydarpasa train station and offers a vivid picture of this historic and culturally stimulating city.
Maps/Scenes
Scenes 1-7 – 1963-1974
Scenes 8-14 – 1974-1991
Scenes 15-20 – 1994-1999
Scenes 21-26 – 1999-2004
Scenes 27-32 – 2004-2008
Scenes 33-38 – 2008-2009
Essays
Istanbul: City of the Imagination – Özlem Köksal
City of intrigues: Istanbul as an Exotic Attraction – Ahmet Gürata
Threshold of the city: Haydarpaşa Train Station – Feride Çiçekoğlu
Memories of Istanbul – Umut Tümay Arslan
Istanbul Dissected: The City Through Reha Erdem’s Lenses – Yeşim Burul Seven
Beyoğlu/Pera on a Cinematic Map of Istanbul – İpek Türeli
Nuri Bilge Ceylan: A distant image of Istanbul – Asuman Suner