Silahtarağa Power Station, Historic power station and museum in Golden Horn, Turkey.
The Silahtarağa facility spans 118,000 square meters with engine rooms, turbine generators, boiler rooms, management buildings, and former coal storage areas.
The Ottoman Empire's first urban electrical power station began operations in 1914 and remained the sole electricity provider for Istanbul until 1952.
The transformation into SantralIstanbul in 2007 created spaces for contemporary art exhibitions, energy museum displays, and educational programs at Istanbul Bilgi University.
The facility maintains original power generation equipment with interactive exhibits explaining the technical processes of electricity production from the early 1900s.
Located at the intersection of Kağıthane and Alibeyköy rivers, this power station reached its maximum capacity of 120,000 kilowatts in 1956.
Inception: 1914
GPS coordinates: 41.06556,28.94660
Latest update: May 11, 2025 16:27
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