Today in History: 11 December 1921 Kazım Karabekir, Acting Nafia

Today in History, 29 May 1899 Anatolian Railway General Manager Kurt Zander applied to the Sublime Porte for the railway concession to be laid from Konya to Baghdad and the Persian Gulf. 29 May 1910 [more…]

Today 29 August 1926 Samsun-Çarşamba line (narrow line 36 km.) Is completed in history. Samsun Coast Railways Turkish Joint Stock Company started operation.

Today in History: June 3, 1894 Thessaloniki-Monastery line (219 km) was opened. 3 June 1908 A new contract was made with the Baghdad Railway Company and the construction of the Baghdad Railway was continued. [more…]