Alexander III of Macedon defeats the armies of the Achaemenid Empire in the Battle of Issus.
323 BC
10/11 June
Alexander III dies in Babylon, triggering a division of his empire including present-day Turkey, among his generals in a treaty known as the Partition of Triparadisus.
2nd century BCE
Year
Date
Event
133 BC
The Roman invasion of Anatolia begins with the annexation of Attalid Pergamon by the Roman Republic. The entire region is later brought under Roman rule. For the next few centuries, under Roman rule, the region becomes prosperous, roads and infrastructure are built and improved and coastal communities flourish.[2]
Süleyman I of Rum tries to add Syria to his realm. But he commits suicide after being defeated by his cousin Tutush I in the Battle of Ain Salm, Syria.
Kılıç Arslan conquers Musul, Iraq, but is defeated in the battle.
1110
Şahinşah (1107–1116) (also called Melikşah, not to be confused with the sultan of Great Seljuk Empire with the same name) Continuous struggle with the Crusades weakens the state.
1116
Mesut I (1116–1156) During the early years of his reign he has to accept the dominance of Danishmends a rival Turkish state in Anatolia.
1142
Mehmed of Danishmends dies and the Sultanate of Rum become the leading power of Anatolia for the second time.
Kılıç Arslan II annexes Danishmend realm. (Sivas, and the surrounding territory, Central Anatolia.)
1186
Kılıç Arslan II partitions the country into 11 provinces, each governed by one of his sons
1190
Holy Roman EmperorFrederick I Barbarossa of Third Crusade crosses West Anatolia. While main Turkish army avoids conflict, several irregular troops try to fight, but are repelled. Temporary German occupation of capital Konya.
1190
Frederick Barbarossa of Third Crusade dies near Silifke, Mersin Province in South Anatolia.
Sadettin Köpek the vizier of the inexperienced sultan who has executed some members of Seljuk house and becomes the de facto ruler of the sultanate is killed.
1239
Revolt of Baba Ishak. A revolt of Turkmen (Oguz) and Harzem refugees who have recently arrived in Anatolia. The revolt is suppressed. But the sultanate loses power.
Bayju of Mongols defeats Keyhüsrev II in the battle of Kösedağ, Eastern Anatolia. From now on, the sultanate is a vassal of Ilkhanids.
1246
Keykavus II (1246–1262) Governs together with his two brothers. But the real ruler is vizierPervâne who has married to late sultan's widow Gürcü Hatun.
Karamanoğlu Mehmed Bey conquers Konya and enthrones his puppet Jimri. But Ilkhanids intervene and reestablish Keyhüsrev's reign. (During his short stay in Konya Mehmed Bey declares Turkish as the official language in his realm).
Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire, begin the Ottoman history. (According to Halil İnalcık, expert on Ottoman history, Ottoman Empire was founded in 1302 not 1299.)[3]
Gedik Ahmet Pasha captures Otranto, the southeast corner of Italy, as a base for further attacks on Italy (only to evacuate after the death of Mehmet II).
Crimean War: The Crimean War with Russia began which, though won with British, French and Sardinian aid, would further demonstrate how backward the Ottoman military had become.
1860
21 October
First newspaper in Turkish published by Agah Efendi.(Tercümen'ı Ahval).
1862
5 February
A united Romanian autonomous state is established.
Assyrian genocide (Seyfo or Sayfo) by the Ottoman Empire, lasts till about 1924. Approximately 250,000 Assyrian Christians believed to have been killed.
1914
2 August
The Ottoman Empire enters into World War I on the side of the Central Powers. Cyprus is annexed outright by Britain.
1915
18 March
The Gallipoli Campaign was considered one of the greatest victories of the Turks at World War 1 and was reflected on as a major failure by the Allies.
The Union of Education (Tevhid-i Tedrisat) Law was passed.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs and all religious schools were abolished.
6 March
Second cabinet, again by İsmet İnönü
8 April
Religious courts were abolished and replaced with civil courts.
20 April
A new Turkish constitution was accepted.
26 August
Türkiye İş Bankası was established.
30 October
The generals who were also in parliament were asked to choose either military profession or politics but not both. (This event is known as the crisies of generals.) Only Prime Minister İsmet İnönü retains his title as General and remains in politics as Prime Minister.
A law separating religion from politics was accepted and passed in the TBMM.
4 March
Fourth cabinet by İsmet İnönü
5 May
An Armenian named Manok Manukyan was executed in Ankara for planning an assassination attempt on Mustafa Kemal.
3 June
The Progressive Republican Party was closed and abolished for supposedly exploiting religion for political purposes. Republican Peoples Party of the governing elites remains as the only political organization in the country. According to "Takrir-i Sukun" law, all opposition newspapers are also banned and closed indefinitely and Turkish "Republic" becomes one of the first dictatorships in Europe.
Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay, a second lieutenant in the Turkish army, was killed in a reactionary uprising.
1931
16 March
The first female Turkish surgeon, Dr. Suat, received her specialty.
26 March
The Measurements Law was accepted, abolishing the former Arabic length and weight measurement units and replacing them with the metric system (kilogram instead of okka, meter instead of endaze, etc.)
20 April
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk historically declared the slogan "Peace at home, peace in the world!"
The Hagia Sophia mosque was converted to the Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) Museum.
5 December
Turkish women were granted the right to vote and be elected in Turkish parliamentary elections. (Afterwards, in the first elections, 18 women were elected to the Turkish Grand National Assembly).
1935
1 March
Eight cabinet by İsmet İnönü.
1936
29 May
A law determining the size and ratios of the star and crescent in the Turkish flag was accepted.
8 June
A labor law was accepted which represented the first step towards the Turkish Social Security System.
A law establishing a medical faculty in Ankara was accepted.
20 September
Atatürk opened the first art gallery in his residence, the Dolmabahce Palace.
9 October
Atatürk opened the Nazilli Printed Cloth Fabric Factory.
25 October
Ninth cabinet by Celâl Bayar, former minister of Economy
Dersim Rebellion in 1937–1938: The revolt had quashed by government.
1938
10 November
The founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk died. He was succeeded by İsmet İnönü, former prime minister and general. He declares himself "National Chief" (Millî Şef), similar to the titles of some other dictators in Europe at the time.
1939
World War II: World War II began. Turkey was to remain neutral for most of the war, until a declaration of war against Germany at its end.
First Democratic Elections in Turkish Republic. General İsmet İnönü and his Republican People's Party, which had ruled the country since 1923, loses election to newly formed Democratic Party of Celâl Bayar and Adnan Menderes.
25 June
Korean War: The Korean War began. Turkey was a part of the joint UN operation.
Istanbul Pogrom: The Istanbul Pogrom started the process of driving many Greeks and Christians from Turkey.
7 September
Istanbul Pogrom: The pogrom drew to a close.
1960
27 May
38 officers of Army form a junta and organize the 1960 Turkish coup d'état. They claim the Islamists had gained influence in the government. After this clash over the "separation of religion and state/government" between İnönü's Republican People's Party and his opponents, democratically elected President Celâl Bayar and Prime Minister Adnan Menderes of Democratic Party, Prime Minister Adnan Menderes was held responsible by a kangaroo court selected by the junta and was executed with two of his ministers.
1965
14 October
Military rule bowed out to civilian rule, and former Millî Şef (National Chief) İsmet İnönü again loses a democratic election, this time to the Justice Party of Mr. Süleyman Demirel.
1971
12 March
Military officials forced an advisory committee on the government due to the increasing anarchical situation caused by the Right (fascist/capitalist) – Left (communist) clash and ineffective policies in maintaining order. Although the military were not in charge they had significant influence.
1974
Turkey invaded Cyprus in response to a Greek-backed coup on the island.
1980
12 September
The 1980 coup d'état took place. Martial law was almost immediately established and a quarter of the military (about 475,000) were mobilised to settle the resistance to the coup.
1983
6 November
After the establishment of a new 1982 Constitution, the military regime dissolved itself.
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References
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↑ McCarthy, Justin (1996). Death and Exile: The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims, 1821–1922. Darwin Press Incorporated. p.1. ISBN0-87850-094-4.
↑ Adam, Jones (2010). "Incorporating a global-comparative perspective on the genocide of the last half-millenium has enabled important advances in the understanding of events central to the genocide studies field - such as the process of Ottoman imperial dissolution, reciprocal genocidal killing(during the "Unweaving" in the Balkans)...The human toll of this "Great Unweaving," from Greece's independence war in the early nineteenth century to the final Balkan wars of 1912-1913, was enormous. Hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Muslims were massacred in the secessionist drive..". Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction. pp.65–152.
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