The Scope of the Collection

The Keskin Color Postcard Collection includes nearly 10.000 postcards produced by Keskin Color between 1960 and 2000, reflecting the urban life, daily life and architecture of almost all cities in Turkey. The collection is of great importance in terms of enabling the tracing of socio-cultural and urban change in Turkey. The collection is also one of the most comprehensive postcard collections presented in its original integrity.

Digital Access

Items dated between 1960-2000 have been digitized and are publicly available online.

Physical Access

Records may be browsed in the Suna Kıraç Library’s Rare Books Room or viewed by appointment in the Reading Room of the Suna Kıraç Library Special Collections and Archives.

Material Request

Within the scope of the Koç University Suna Kıraç Library’s Digitization and Archive Policy, the use of archive documents in the collections is subject to a fee, with the exceptions stated, and the details can be find on the material usage price schedule page. Koç University students, faculty and staff can benefit from archive documents free of charge.You may your requests via the Library and Archive Material Request Form.

Preferred Citation

[Title of the item], [Identification of item]. Keskin Color Postcard Collection, Koç University Suna Kıraç Library, Special Collections and Archives.  [Reference URL for digitized copies]

Rights

Materials in this collection generally fall under the copyright of Koç University. These materials are publicly available for personal, educational use. Please contact the University Archives staff for permission for other uses at digitalresources@ku.edu.tr

Access Restriction

This collection is open for research.

Copyright Notice

The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to Turkish law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. Koç University provides access to the digital materials on the website for educational and research purposes only. Any other use of these materials without written permission, including but not limited to commercial or scholarly reproductions, redistributions, publication, or transmission, is strictly prohibited.

The unique materials have been digitized and placed online with the exception of published works that are not currently in the public domain, having copyright restrictions. Some materials are available only within the confines of Koç University campus, and some are not currently available online at all. These materials may be made publicly available online at the expiration of their copyright terms, subject to international and domestic copyright laws. Information about the works in question is available for all items, even those to which online access is restricted.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated to Koç University by Keskin Color company in 2022.

Digitization

Collection items were digitized in-house by the Koç University Suna Kıraç Library in 2022-2023. Documents were scanned at 300 dpi in TIFF format, Zeutschel OS 12000C A2. JPEG derivative files for visual materials are uploaded to our CONTENTdm digital platform.

Description and Processing Information

The materials have been classified, digitized and cataloged by Suna Kıraç Library’s archive specialists in 2022 and 2023. Hacettepe students Öykü Işıl Turhan and Elif Çeçen and Koç University student Damla Dalgıç took part in the collection processing. Inventory, item entries and revisions in the digital object management system were completed in 2023.