For over a century, the historic Haydarpaşa Railway Station has stood as the opening symbolic gateway to the city from Anatolia; now is closed / mute to allow for the construction of a high-speed rail line between Istanbul and Ankara. In August 2014, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism approved a plan for the modernization of the station, in order to serve as the terminal of the new rail line and also will serve as an important model for reinventing cultural heritage in the context of changing istanbul. - All photographys taken by Fujifilm X100S; 2015

For over a century, the historic Haydarpaşa Railway Station has stood as the opening symbolic gateway to the city from Anatolia; now is closed / mute to allow for the construction of a high-speed rail line between Istanbul and Ankara. In August 2014, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism approved a plan for the modernization of the station, in order to serve as the terminal of the new rail line and also will serve as an important model for reinventing cultural heritage in the context of changing istanbul. - All photographys taken by Fujifilm X100S; 2015