IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012

HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMSAL-QUDS/JERUSALEMIN HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHSText by Kerim BalcıForeword by Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Preface by Halit Erenİstanbul, 2009 (in English),(Historical Photograph Albums series; 3-5)ISBN 978-92-9063-179-8 (English ed.)This album was published within the framework of the40th anniversary commemoration of the OIC, which hasthe problem of al-Quds and Palestine as its foremost cause.Prof. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Secretary General of the OIC,wrote the Foreword. As he mentions, preservation of themulticultural character of the city with due respect of thepopulations and the shrines of each faith is an indispensablepart of any acceptable solution of the problem. This characteris well reflected in the authentic photographs in the album.Due to its special importance, al-Quds/Jerusalem was visitedand described by many travelers. Then, the region becamethe first place of interest of the pioneer photographers. TheOttoman Palace was among the first in the world to acquirephotographs of the region. The Yıldız photograph collectionwhich was formed during the reign of Sultan AbdülhamidII contains a large number of them. Mr. Kerim Balcıreviews the developments in Jerusalem photography in theIntroduction. The album contains the reproductions of 405photographs gathered from IRCICA’s archive comprising theYıldız Photograph Albums and several other collections.Price: US$ 1000 (including post)42 IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012