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Silahtarağa Power Station

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Santralistanbul, December 2021
Santralistanbul, December 2021

The Silahtarağa Power Station (Turkish: Silahtarağa Elektrik Santralı) was a coal-fired generating station located in Istanbul Turkey. The Ottoman Empire's first power plant, it was in use from 1914 to 1983. The site has since been converted into a university campus for the Istanbul Bilgi University and houses two museums and several facilities. It was refurbished and renamed SantralIstanbul in 2007.

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Silahtarağa Power Station
İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi İç Yolları,

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İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Santral Kampüsü

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