Metro İstanbul is a public

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operator headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Established in 1988, the company is responsible for operating most Istanbul's rail systems, including the

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, Istanbul Tram,

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History

The company was founded under the name of ''İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş.'' on 16 August 1988, while Istanbul's first modern public urban rail line was under construction (Aksaray-Kocatepe section of the M1 line). And almost 28 years later, on 20 May 2016, the company was renamed as ''Metro İstanbul''.