Turkey timeline
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Saint Nicholas of Myra Born
Saint Nicholas of Myra is the primary inspiration for the Christian figure of Santa Claus. He was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra in... Read more
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Hagia Sophia Dedidcated
Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in... Read more
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Sinking of the Ottoman Frigate Ertuğrul
After sailing in Asian waters for more than a year, a time filled with various mishaps and difficulties, the Ertugrul arrived in June of 1890 in... Read more
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Third Battle Of Krithia
Battle was duly renewed at noon on a sunny, breezy 4 June and was the result of a joint initiative between Hunter-Weston and the newly-arrived (15... Read more
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Italy Declares War on Turkey
Italy had been allied with the German and Austro-Hungarian Empires since 1882 as part of the Triple Alliance. However, the nation had its own... Read more
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Battle of Kut
British Army, 12,000 Major-General Townshend General Frye General Delamain General Houghton Turkish Army, 20,000 Nuredin Pasha Djemal... Read more
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Battle of Dujaila
The Battle of Dujaila was fought on March 8, 1916, between British and Ottoman forces during the First World War. The Ottoman forces, led by Colmar... Read more
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Fall of Baghdad (1917)
On 11 March 1917, the British Indian Army fighting the Ottoman Turks in the First World War, after a series of defeats, captured Baghdad in a... Read more
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British Forces Capture Falluja
The Samarrah Offensive (March 13 — April 23, 1917) was launched by the British against the Ottomans as part of the Mesopotamian Campaign in World... Read more
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First Action at Jebel Hamrin
The first action we fought at Jebel Hamrin, in the third week of March, 1917, was a sanguinary affair. The Turks held us back on the hills when... Read more
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British Take Control of Samarrah and Its Railroad, Ending Samarrah Offensive
The Samarrah Offensive (March 13 — April 23, 1917) was launched by the British against the Ottomans as part of the Mesopotamian Campaign in World... Read more
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British Forces Launch Attack on Ramadi
The Battle of Ramadi was fought in central Iraq late in September 1917 between the British and the Ottomans; it was part of the Mesopotamian... Read more
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Action of Khan Baghdadi
The Action of Khan Baghdadi was an engagement during the Mesopotamian Campaign in World War I. The 15th Indian Division had been at Ramadi since... Read more
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Battle of Sharqat Begins
The Battle of Sharqat (October 23—30, 1918) was between the British and the Ottoman Empire at the Mesopotamian Campaign in World War I, which... Read more
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Armistice of Moudros Ends Hostilities in the Middle Eastern Theater
The Armistice of Moudros (Turkish: Mondros Ateşkes Anlaşması) ended the hostilities in the Middle Eastern theatre between the Ottoman Empire and... Read more
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Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors in World War I to set the peace terms for Germany and other defeated nations, and... Read more
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Treaty of Sèvres signed
The Treaty of Sèvres was the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and Allies at the end of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles was signed with... Read more
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The Republic of Turkey Officially Proclaimed
General Mustafa Kemal, who had repelled the British at Gallipoli in 1915 and had just recently done likewise to invading Greeks, now planned a... Read more
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Kayseri Atatürk Stadium Disaster
September 17th, 1967: A crowd occurred after the fight caused because of the goal scored in 20th minute of the match between Kayserispor and... Read more
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Erzincan Earthquake of 1992
At least 498 people killed, 2,000 injured, some missing; 2,200 houses heavily damaged at Erzincan. Landslides and avalanches blocked a number of... Read more
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Rivaldo's Faked Injury Gets Hakan Ünsal Ejected from Brazil/Turkey 2002 World Cup Group Match
Obviously I exaggerated the injury for the guy to be sent off. Read more
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Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, And Uganda Assume Their Seats On The United Nations Security Council.
The 2008 United Nations Security Council election was held on 17 October 2008 during the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, held... Read more
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Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan Speaks out on Xinjiang Violence
Turkey's prime minister on Friday compared ethnic violence in China's Xinjiang province to genocide, escalating criticism of Beijing following this... Read more
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Israeli Commandos Board Gaza-Bound Flotilla, Killing at Least 10
More than 10 people have been killed after Israeli naval commandos boarded six aid ships in a convoy heading towards the Gaza Strip. The fleet... Read more