| Yedikule Gasworks | |
|---|---|
Yedikule Gazhanesi | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Closed |
| Type | Gasworks |
| Address | Yedikule,Fatih |
| Town or city | Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
| Coordinates | 40°59′39″N28°55′24″E / 40.99404°N 28.92334°E /40.99404; 28.92334 |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Closed | 1993 |
| Owner |
|
Yedikule Gasworks (Turkish:Yedikule Gazhanesi) was agasworks to producecoal gas inIstanbul, Turkey. It was built in 1880 and functioned ıntil 1993.
Yedikule Gasworks is located atYedikule neighborhood ofFatih district inIstanbul, Turkey.
Its construction began during theOttoman era in 1873 after the Mayor of Istanbul signed aconcession agreement with a French company also as the operator. The project included the building of fiveindustrial coke furnaces, two of them in the first phase. The budgeted cost amounted to 350,000-400,000 French francs. The project dragged on for a long time, and did not complete. The construction works resumed during the first years of thereign ofSultanAbdul Hamid II (r. 1876–1909), and was completed in 1880. It was decided that the Municapity of Istanbul take over the operation. It was the first gasworks in Istanbul, which producedcoal gas used primarily for the lighting of streets and residences. In the beginning, the coal gas was sufficient only for 400 street lamps. Later, the street lighting was extended to the neighboring districts ofEyüp,Makriköy andSan Stefano.[1]
The municipality handed over the operation concession for a period of 40 years to the merchant Hasan Tahsin on 25 August 1887. The contract included the operation of litting 500 street lamps paid and 200 lamps free of charge. On 19 June 1888, the operation rights were transferred to "İstanbul Şirket-i Tenviriye-i Osmaniye" ("Ottoman Lighting Company of Istanbul"), which Hasan Tahsin was a partner of. The concession ended in 1926 when the "Üsküdar-Kadıköy Gaz Şirketi" (Üsküdar-Kadıköy Gas Co."), which operated theHasanpaşa Gasworks on theAnatolian part of Istanbul, purchased From 1945 on, the gasworks served under the roof of the company "Istanbul Elektrik, Tramvay ve Tüne Şirketi, IETT" ("Istanbul Electricity, Tram and Funicular Co."). The operation of Yedikule Gasworks ceased in 1993, together with other gasworks in Istanbul, due to the decrease in gas demand afternatural gas came into use.[1] In the time after its closing, the equipment of the gasworks, except thegas holder, was dismantelt. Its ground became awrecking yard for the out-of-service vehicles of the İETT.[2]
Yedikule Gasworks undergoes restoration works within a redevelopment project run by the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul, similar of the Hasanpaşa Gasworks.[3] It was announced that a part of the gasworks will be opened to the public before the end of 2022.[4]