The Turkish government initiated the Marmara Project, aiming to build a new public transit system with the world's deepest immersed tunnel under the Bosphorus, connecting Europe and Asia by train. The tunnel, 76 kilometers long and carrying 75,000 passengers per hour, faced challenges due to the discovery of artifacts from Istanbul's past during construction. How, we explore those secrets so long forgotten.

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