PHOTO EXHIBITION AT THE BOSNIAK INSTITUTE (Feb 8 - April 27, 2018) Cities on the Move - Post-Ottoman

The exhibited photographs were taken by photographers of Turkish and Yugoslav daily newspapers, in the twenties and thirties of the last century. The photos show everyday life in the cities which, after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, became part of new states, in this case the Republic of Turkey and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. A large number of the exhibited photographs show the "new" way of life that, as a consequence of the "new civilizational values," that changed significantly and differed from that which was usual in the former environment. Especially the change of the moral values and norms.

Photographs are divided into five thematic units: City Center, People and cult of bodies, Dressage and social classes, Crib and socializing and Čaršija. It is especially interesting to see the famous city beaches of Istanbul, Ankara, Sarajevo and Belgrade as they once looked, but also objects that no longer exist today.

The exhibition Cities on the Move - Post-Ottoman is the result of a research project SIBA - A Visual Approach to ExploreEveryday Life in Turkish and Yugoslav Cities, 1920s and 1930s, which is associated to the Middle Eastern Studies, Social Science Department, University of Basel, and financed by thr Swiss National Science Foundation.

The author of the project and the curator of the exhibition is Prof. Dr. Nataša Mišković. The exhibition is on view until April 27.

Highlights from the Exhibition

'Cities on the Move - Post-Ottoman' / Photo taken at the exhibition by Islamic Arts Magazine

Veiled Bosniak women and man at an annual society festival (teferič). Photo © Museum of Sarajevo

Young girls in festive costume in a domestic courtyard, Sarajevo. Photo © Museum of Sarajevo

L_ Elegant Bosniak couple on a street. Photo © Museum of Sarajevo / R_Two young Bosniak ladies, Sarajevo. Photo © Museum of Sarajevo

Mourning the dead, Sarajevo. Mehmed A. Akšamija Photography Collection

'Cities on the Move - Post-Ottoman' / Photo taken at the exhibition by Islamic Arts Magazine

Namik Gőrgűc / Selahattin Giz: Selling fish next to Yeni Mosque, Istanbul. Yapi Kredi Tarih Arsivi

Namik Gőrgűc / Selahattin Giz: Shopkeepertrying to attract a customer, Istanbul, 1935. Yapi Kredi Tarih Arsivi

The Photo Exhibition Cities on the Move - Post-Ottoman, Installation view

The Photo Exhibition Cities on the Move - Post-Ottoman, Installation view