Haydarpaşa

History being rewritten at train station in Istanbul

History is being rewritten with archaeological excavations at Haydarpaşa Train Station in Istanbul's Kadıköy district, which was known as Chalcedon (the Land of the Blind) in ancient times.

The excavations, which have been continuing for nearly three years, shed light on the history of Kadıköy from the 5th century BC to the early era of the Turkish Republic.

Archaeologists find mysterious structure in ‘Land of the Blind’

Turkish archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a structure, estimated to have been built in the 3rd century B.C., during an excavation in Istanbul's Haydarpaşa, a historic train station on the Asian side.

The structure, discovered at the station's waiting platforms, covers a large area and is apsidal in form, a feature common in ancient churches.