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Balat, Tahta Minare Cami, Vodina Caddesi, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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This is one of the oldest mosques in Istanbul, built in 1458.

For more information, check out Meriç Doğan and Berfin Mollavelioğlu's article, Urban Patchwork: an attempt to read Balat's multicultural history through its facades

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Balat, Fethiye Museum (Pammakaristos Church), Draman Caddesi, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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Fethiye Mosque Museum (Pammakaristos Church)

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Fethiye Mosque Museum (Pammakaristos Church)

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Originally a Greek Orthodox Byzantine Church, this building was converted into a mosque in 1591. Today, it is also a museum.

For more information, check out Meriç Doğan and Berfin Mollavelioğlu's article, Urban Patchwork: an attempt to read Balat's multicultural history through its facades

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Ioakeimeion Greek Girls' High School / Εθνικόν Ιωακείμειον Παρθεναγωγείον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως / Fener Yoakimyon Rum Kız Lisesi

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Ioakeimeion Greek Girls' High School / Εθνικόν Ιωακείμειον Παρθεναγωγείον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως / Fener Yoakimyon Rum Kız Lisesi

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This school was established in 1882, and closed in 1988.

For more information, check out Meriç Doğan and Berfin Mollavelioğlu's article, Urban Patchwork: an attempt to read Balat's multicultural history through its facades

Image source: Nick Pangere

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Yavuz Sultan Selim, Saint George's Church and Fener Roman Patriarchal, Doktor Sadık Ahmet Caddesi, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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Saint George's Cathedral / Aya Yorgi Kilisesi 

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Saint George's Cathedral / Aya Yorgi Kilisesi 

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This is the main Eastern Orthodox Cathedral in Istanbul, and houses the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. It was established around 1600.

For more information, check out Meriç Doğan and Berfin Mollavelioğlu's article, Urban Patchwork: an attempt to read Balat's multicultural history through its facades

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Balat, Sveti Stefan Kilisesi, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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Saint Stephen's Church / Sveti Stefan Kilisesi

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Saint Stephen's Church / Sveti Stefan Kilisesi

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Also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church, this is a Bulgarian Orthodox Church, famous for being made of cast iron.

For more information, read Emre Yalcin's article, The Streets of Balat are a Fish-Grid

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Balat, Παναγία η Μουχλιώτισσα, Tevkii Cafer Mektebi Sokak, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols / Panagia Mouchliotissa / Kanlı Kilise

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Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols / Panagia Mouchliotissa / Kanlı Kilise

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For more information, check out Angelos Kottas' article, Topography of the space: Urban memories in the colorful district of Balat, Istanbul

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Balat, Phanar Greek Orthodox College, Sancaktar Yokuşu, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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Phanar Greek Orthodox Lyceum / Özel Fener Rum Lisesi

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Phanar Greek Orthodox Lyceum / Özel Fener Rum Lisesi

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Established in 1454, this is the oldest surviving Greek Orthodox school in Istanbul.

For more information, check out Angelos Kottas' article, Topography of the space: Urban memories in the colorful district of Balat, Istanbul

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Established in 1892 to produce canned food.

For more information, check out Mesut Dinler's article, Digital Humanities for Recording and Representing the Multicultural Urban History of Balat, Istanbul (1894-1950)

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Ayvansaray, Balat Yanbol Sinagogu, Lavanta Sokak, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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Originally built by Sephardi Jews during the 18th Century.

For more information, check out Mesut Dinler's article, Digital Humanities for Recording and Representing the Multicultural Urban History of Balat, Istanbul (1894-1950)

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Church of Saint Demetrius of Kanabos in Xyloporta and the Greek School

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Church of Saint Demetrius of Kanabos in Xyloporta and the Greek School

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This church was built at the beginning of the 13th Century, but was reconstructed in the 18th Century. It served as a the centre of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from 1597 to either 1601 or 1602.

For more information, check out Mesut Dinler's article, Digital Humanities for Recording and Representing the Multicultural Urban History of Balat, Istanbul (1894-1950)

Image source: Jürgen Järvik

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Tur-i Sina Church - Aghios Yanis Sinaitikos

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Tur-i Sina Church - Aghios Yanis Sinaitikos

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This Eastern Orthodox church dates back to the 14th Century.

For more information, check out Mesut Dinler's article, Digital Humanities for Recording and Representing the Multicultural Urban History of Balat, Istanbul (1894-1950)

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Owned by the Degirmenciyan family, this factory produced a range of construction materials.

For more information, check out Mesut Dinler's article, Digital Humanities for Recording and Representing the Multicultural Urban History of Balat, Istanbul (1894-1950)

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Ayvansaray, Balat Or-Ahayim Hastanesi, Ayvansaray Caddesi, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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Or-Ahayim (meaning 'Light of Life' was founded in 1898, and still stands today.

For more information, check out Mesut Dinler's article, Digital Humanities for Recording and Representing the Multicultural Urban History of Balat, Istanbul (1894-1950)

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Ayvansaray, Sinagoga de Ahrida, European Side, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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One of the oldest synagogues in Istanbul, dating back to the 15th Century.

For more information, check out Mesut Dinler's article, Digital Humanities for Recording and Representing the Multicultural Urban History of Balat, Istanbul (1894-1950)

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Ayvansaray, Hacı İsa Mektebi Sk. No:9, 34087 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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Khorenyan Armenian School / Khorenyan Ermeni Okulu

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Khorenyan Armenian School / Khorenyan Ermeni Okulu

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Opened in the 19th Century for the Armenian community of Balat. After a fire in 1921, the school was moved to the nearby Surp Rasdagabet Church in 1925 and the building was later used as a tobacco factory, soap factory, and homeless shelter.

For more information, read Diana Yayloyan, Mete Ulutaş and Leon Aslanov's article, Tracing the Memory of Armenian Balat: Khorenyan School and Surb Hreshdagabed Church

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Cibali, Kadir Has Cd. No:1, 34083 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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Founded in 1884, this factory was active into 1994, and now houses the Kadir Has University.

For more information, check out Emir Küçük's article, Unity from Struggle: The Cibali Tobacco Factory Workers and Their Strikes

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Topçular, Edirnekapı Şehitlik Ve Mezarlığı, Türk-Ermeni Mezarlığı Yolu, Eyüpsultan/İstanbul, Turkey

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Edirnekapı Armenian Cemetery / Edirnekapı Ermeni mezarlığı

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Edirnekapı Armenian Cemetery / Edirnekapı Ermeni mezarlığı

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Edirnekapı means 'Edirne Gate'. Generations of Armenian residents of Balats have been buried here.

For more information, read Diana Yayloyan, Mete Ulutaş and Leon Aslanov's article, Tracing the Memory of Armenian Balat: Khorenyan School and Surb Hreshdagabed Church

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Ayvansaray, Surp Hreşdağabet Kilisesi, Kamış Sokak, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey

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Surp Hresdagabet Church / Սուրբ Հրեշտակապետաց Եկեղեցի / Surp Hıreşdagabed Kilisesi

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Surp Hresdagabet Church / Սուրբ Հրեշտակապետաց Եկեղեցի / Surp Hıreşdagabed Kilisesi

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This was originally a Greek church, before being transferred to the Armenian community in the 1630s. Due to a number of fires, parts of the church were reconstructed in the 1800s.

For more information, read Diana Yayloyan, Mete Ulutaş and Leon Aslanov's article, Tracing the Memory of Armenian Balat: Khorenyan School and Surb Hreshdagabed Church, Mesut Dinler's article, Digital Humanities for Recording and Representing the Multicultural Urban History of Balat, Istanbul (1894-1950), and Emre Yalcin's article, The Streets of Balat are a Fish-Grid