Reading “A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul” and realizing fires were once No 1 enemy of Istanbulians

I am reading a nice book A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul.
One chapter deals with the fires. It was the most damaging disaster for centuries.
Mavi Boncuk listed major fires:

Mavi Boncuk |

The period with no organized Tulumba Fire Crews until 1714.

Important fires of this period;

1510    It started in a neighborhood and spread to Balat and then to Bahçekapı, and 800 shops were burned.

1539    Zindankapı Fire

1540    Eski saray Fire..


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