Turkey Events

By luke123bo
  • 330

    Event 1

    Constantine, the ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire (also called Byzantium), founds New Rome. It later becomes Constantinople.
  • Sep 16, 1288

    Event 2

    Osman, a warrior chieftain, founds the Ottoman Empire.
  • May 8, 1453

    Event 3

    Sultan Mehmed II conquers Constantinople and extends Ottoman control. The powerful empire lasts 600 years.
  • Jul 10, 1520

    Event 4

    Sultan Suleyman I expands the empire and builds mosques and monuments.

  • Event 5

    After World War I, Ottomans and foreign troops occupy the region.

  • Event 6

    Mustafa Kemal, called Ataturk ('Father of the Turks') leads a rebellion. He becomes president of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. Ataturk launches sweeping reforms

  • Event 7

    Constantinople is officially renamed Istanbul.

  • Event 8

    Turkey invades Cyprus. Both Greece and Turkey want control of the island.

  • Event 9

    After a military takeover, a new constitution is adopted.

  • Event 10

    The government and a separatist Kurdish group battle. More than 30,000 are killed in the fighting.