Sirkeci Train Station

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• Sirkeci Train Station is the terminus for the famous Orient Express.
• In its early glory years, it was visited by famous people like Agatha Christie (who wrote a novel about it: "Murder In The Orient Express"), King George V of England, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Czar Nicholas II of Russia.
• Many Hollywood stars such as Greta Garbo and Rita Hayworth also visited the station - which later appeared in one of Sean Connery's earliest James Bond movies, "From Russia With Love".