Day: July 21, 2019

Basmane Train Station: Among the first railway lines planned in the Ottoman Empire was the İzmir-Kasaba (Turgutlu) line. An agreement for its construction was reached with a British initiative. The foundation of the line was laid in 1664, and it was officially opened in 1866. This line was the first railway line opened by the Ottoman Empire in Anatolia. In İzmir, starting from the 17th century... [...]