Today in History: 9 March 1911 Chester Project

Today in History: October 5, 1869. The Sublime Porte signed a special contract with Hirsch and guaranteed the 10 million francs it promised to pay within a 65-year period. [more…]

22 June 1953 General Directorate of State Railways and Ports became an economic state enterprise under the name of TCDD.

Today in History: December 23, 1888. The British-origin Ottoman company operating the Haydarpaşa-İzmir railway was asked to deliver the railway to the State. The company, which did not want to accept this, tried to get England involved. [more…]