Today in History
4 August 1871 The first railway line of state enterprise Haydarpasa-Izmit railway construction was started.
4 August 1895 Çöğürler-Afyon (74 km) line was opened. The line was purchased on December 31, 1928.
4 August 1903 Bulgarian terrorists blew up some railway points with dynamite. Banice Station's warehouse was set on fire, telegraph wires were broken.
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Today in History: 26 August 1922 Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge President ...
Today in History, August 26, 1922 At the beginning of the Great Offensive, the telegram sent from Reşat Bey, who was acting as the Ministry of Public Works, to the General Manager of Railways, Behiç Bey, read: “At this moment [more…]
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Today in History: 27 November 1892 Polatlı-Ankara line is temporary ...
Today in History: 27 November 1892 Temporary acceptance procedures for the Polatlı-Ankara line were carried out. 27 November 1895 Afyon-Akşehir (98 km) line was opened. The line was commissioned by the state on December 31, 1928. [more…]
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Today in History: 5 June 1939 Tbilisi Railway related
Today in History, June 5, 1880, Minister of Public Works Hasan Fehmi Pasha, in his draft submitted to the Grand Vizier, stated that the future investment and public works projects of the Ottoman Empire were planned throughout Anatolia. [more…]
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