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In archaeological excavations started in May 2018 at Haydarpaşa Train Station in Istanbul, very important finds were obtained that will shed light on the history of Istanbul, especially Kadıköy. An architectural structure with a marble base and an apsidal shape was identified that emerges from under the platforms, extending over a very wide area. The structure, in which the findings of the mass grave were found, remains a mystery for now.
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Archaeologists who worked on the excavation said: “There is no other known building complex that does not resemble a church, has a single apsidal shape and contains mass graves. We cannot yet make a definition. The floor is covered with marble blocks placed with fine workmanship. We found a burial chamber under the marbles. We also find mass graves around it. All this makes us think that this place is sacred and is used for religious purposes. “We believe the mystery will be solved as the excavations deepen.”
Almost 18,000 coins unearthed during the excavations provided information on the history of Kadıköy / Khalkedon from the 7th century BC. C. until today. It is the first time that Khalkedonian coins belonging to the classical period have been found in a systematic archaeological excavation. The coins obtained showed that Kadıköy, which was also known as the Land of the Blind, had a commercial vitality in the past as it is today.
Shed light on the past
On the other hand, the breakwater of the port with its wide walls was also mentioned as an important architectural find in the excavation. The early Byzantine building complex was unearthed during excavations in the ‘Peronlar Area’ to the west of the excavation area. Geoffry Villehordouin, who lived in the 12th century, describes in his book that there was a magnificent palace structure here. Pieces of marble, colored mosaics and colored glass fragments taken from the building support Villehordouin’s account.
HISTORICAL OUTPUT
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Another important structure unearthed in the area is the sacred spring, whose waters still flow in the north of the area. During the excavations, 2 water tanks were found. The information gathered from ancient sources matches the uninterruptedly flowing water source called Hermegora and is described in descriptions of the coast from Cape Damalis to Kadıköy, which is included in Dionysisos Byzantios, who lived in Roman times, in his book “A walk on the Bosphorus”. Two water reservoirs were built on top of the spring water in the early Byzantine period and this place was used as a spring for many years.
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