<![CDATA[Turkey recap: This Day In Turkey]]>https://www.turkeyrecap.com/s/this-day-in-turkeyhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aWNe!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b6d1c1c-1001-4544-9b56-b68e50fa863c_1280x1280.pngTurkey recap: This Day In Turkeyhttps://www.turkeyrecap.com/s/this-day-in-turkeySubstackMon, 06 Apr 2026 06:50:48 GMT<![CDATA[This Day In Turkey: April]]>https://www.turkeyrecap.com/p/this-day-in-turkey-aprilhttps://www.turkeyrecap.com/p/this-day-in-turkey-aprilMon, 30 Mar 2026 11:17:18 GMT
Iris view of Selimiye Cami in Istanbul, April. © Emily Rice Johnson

1 April

1957

  • The electric train service on the Sirkeci-Halkalı suburban line in Istanbul’s European side officially began operation. This marked a major modernization milestone for the city’s public transport infrastructure, replacing steam locomotives with modern electric units.

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Sarıgerme, Muğla in March 2025. © Emily Rice Johnson

1 March

1926

  • The Turkish Grand National Assembly adopted the new Penal Code. This represented a fundamental step in modernizing the justice system and moving away from Ottoman-era legal frameworks, replacing the traditional Sharia-based penal system.

1935

  • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was elected President for th…

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]]><![CDATA[This Day In Turkey: February]]>https://www.turkeyrecap.com/p/this-day-in-turkey-februaryhttps://www.turkeyrecap.com/p/this-day-in-turkey-februaryWed, 28 Jan 2026 06:01:45 GMT
Istanbul by ferry in February 2024. © Emily Rice Johnson

1 February

1935

  • The Hagia Sophia was opened to the public as a museum.

1944

  • A series of powerful earthquakes struck the provinces of Gerede, Bolu, and Çankırı, resulting in the death of 4,611 people.

1963

  • A mid-air collision occurred over Ankara, where two airplanes crashed into the Ulus district of the…

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]]><![CDATA[This Day In Turkey: January ]]>https://www.turkeyrecap.com/p/this-day-in-turkey-januaryhttps://www.turkeyrecap.com/p/this-day-in-turkey-januaryTue, 30 Dec 2025 07:00:47 GMT
Aydınlı, Cappadocia under snow. © Emily Rice Johnson

1 January

1923

  • The Turkish Idman Associations Alliance (today the Turkish Football Federation), Turkey’s first football federation, was founded.

1929

  • Haydarpaşa Port was nationalized along with the Anatolian railway line.

1985

  • The Value Added Tax (VAT), known in Turkey as Katma Değer Vergisi (KDV), was intr…

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