A street in Buyukdere, Istanbul
A street in Buyukdere, Istanbul, Turkey. Old traditional Ottoman houses at the end of the Sultunate. The upper rooms overhanging the street are called Cumbas, designed in order to catch any breath of air in the heat of the summer and by tradition there was always a cushion for a cat and even today many people of Istanbul call their cats Cumba
Picture No
10268130
Media ID
46537627
Size
3010px x 4657px
(2.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1922
