Istanbul's first metro station

Istanbul on January 17, 1875 the first "underground railway / subway" water had entered the service. The last years of the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz Khan and the language of the people hired "Tunnel" the so-called "underground railway" in the nineteenth century Istanbul survived to our day-i-freight is only for traveling.
Karaköy'le which connects Beyoglu and the French "Metro," he said property shipment of this for traveling-i English "underground railway" means the sake of Baticiligimiz while (!) "Metro" Istanbul traffic turmoil removed and the settlement of the same word, this word mevzuunda in recent years has been repeated often.
East headed by a French engineer named Henry Gawain travels to Istanbul in-stricken, and in those years "Pera" Beyoglu with the so-called "Galata / Karakoy" the shortest route which connects between the High kaldirim'dan see every day, many came down the number of people concocting an underground train on track to open in the vicinity to respond have thought a great need, of course, doing this together after all "profit" Upon his return to France in the direction of well-known construction companies figured and contact history.

Henry can not see the French company Gawain compliment, then the application to comply with the British and the British in Istanbul, built in the first underground train, own and an estimated one hundred and fifty thousand British goods has been liras.
Five hundred and fifty feet in length, underground train, an ottoman that time until 1914 the company operated and handed over to the British in 1939, however, passed into the possession IETT. Material can not be run in the absence of the Second World War is still active in the underground train.
Ciragan Palace FIRE

The first Council of constitutional monarchy in 1908, while Meb'usâni gathered in the building of Hagia Sophia, later became president, Ahmad Reza israriyle Ciragan Palace was moved to the Assembly. If already in a lot of time in opposition to this move Rashad Sultan Ahmet Riza Bey, was an accomplished job brought a large expense Çiragan ta'mir olunmus, in the meantime moved to Yıldız Palace Çiragan'a precious works of San'at! ..
In this way i Meb'usân procure Parliament 90 years ago, the Ciragan Palace burnt on Wednesday January 19 1910, a magnificent building, with the first Council of rare artifacts and Meb'usan San'at zabitlarinin ash, unfortunately, has become an important part! ..
Electrical contact with sea water, even in the so-called burning and ash in two hours, which benefit from the Çırağan Fire edilemeden Iltihatçilar therefore been torn so bad.