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Major Fires in Historic Peninsula 1901-1923

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Mavi Boncuk | Pictured 1918 Cibali fire.[1]
YEAR Location | Houses destroyed
1901  Eğrikapı, 90
1901 Yedikule, 51

1907 Yedikule, 60

1908 Çırçır 1500
1908 Yedikule, 207

1911 Mercan, 173
1911 Aksaray, 2400
1911 Balat, 334
1911 Beyazıt , 111


1912 Ayasofya,  İshakpaşa mahalle/quarter 111 homes, 118 store, 6 mosques, 3 hammams and 5 school buildins. 885 (harikzades/fire victims pictured on the left)

1913 Ayasofya, 50
1913 Ayasofya, 120

1915 Şehzadebaşı, 50

1917 Kumkapı, 296
1917 Yenikapı, 124

1918 Cibali-Altımermer 7500 (13.June 1918)
1918 Vefa, 500

1919 Edirnekapı, 570

1923 Lânga, 131  (15.Sep.1923)
1923 Salmatomruk, 13  (10.Nov.1923 )

[1] Following 2nd September1633 fire, 1756 disaster claimed Cibali that lasted 48 hours and reached Aksaray with a devastating toll. 77 400 homes, 34 200 stores, 130 medreseh schools,  325 mills, 150 mosque and mescit, 36 hammams/bath houses. The fires returned on  4 Ramazan 1196 (22 August 1782).

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