Servet-i Fünun

Photos of Ottoman Empire’s first radiotelegraph station come to light

Photographs showing the original state of the Radiotelegraph Station, which was built in the ancient city of Patara in 1906 to provide communication between the Derne Port of Libya under the Ottoman rule and the Patara Port, have come to light.

The photos were published in the magazine called Servet-i Fünun in March 1906.

Turkish poet’s historic house used as parking lot

Famous Turkish poet and author Cenap Şahabettin's house in Istanbul's Bakırköy district, where he passed away in 1934, is being used as a parking lot.

The residence of Şahabettin, one of the first pioneers who brought the psychology of the self into poetry, was almost destroyed over the years due to neglect. Now, it is about to collapse.