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1. THE HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION IN TURKEY

2.  Postane-i amire was founded in 1840 by Sultan
Abdülmecit
 The first line of Telegraph was installed between
İstanbul and Edirne in 1847
 The first manuel exchange with 50 lines was
founded in 1909
 The general directorate of Turkish post,
telegraph and telephone became responsible for
founding and operating telephones throughout
the country in 1924.

4.  First Turkish automatic exchange was
established with a capacity of 2000 lines in
Ankara in 1926
 First single circuit long distance
communication was realized between Ankara
and Istanbul in 1929
 First automatic telex center was founded in
1973
 Through first satellite communication system,
communication with 13 countries was
provided in 1979.

6.  Payphones available for international and
long distance dialing were began to be
established in 1982
 E-mail service began among Ankara,
Istanbul, Izmir and Adana in 1984
 First fiber optic cable was installed in Ankara
in 1985
 Mobile phone was realised to service in
İstanbul and Ankara; pagers were realised to
service in Ankara, İzmir and İstanbul in 1986.

8.  First video conference was managed through
satellite communication system in 1987.
 Cable TV service began in 1988.
 Turkey met GSM technology in 1994. First
Turkish satellite (TURKSAT) was launched in
1994.
 A project connecting all universities to each
other through national academic net was
launched in 1997.

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