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15 events

12th century BCE

  1. c. 12th century BCE★★★★★

    Late Bronze Age collapse

    Many Eastern Mediterranean states, including the Hittite Empire, collapse or decline sharply during a prolonged period of upheaval.

    PoliticsWar· Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Greece
  2. c. 12th century BCE★★★★★

    Trojan War (traditional date)

    Ancient Greek tradition placed the war between the Greeks and Troy around the 12th century BCE; its historicity remains debated.

    WarCulture· Turkey

1st century BCE

  1. 53 BCE★★★★★

    Battle of Carrhae

    Parthian forces crush the Roman army of Crassus, opening centuries of Roman–Iranian rivalry.

    War· Turkey

4th century

  1. August 9, 378★★★★★

    Battle of Adrianople

    The Goths, many of whom had crossed the Danube fleeing the Huns, crush a Roman army and kill Emperor Valens.

    War· Turkey

11th century

  1. August 26, 1071★★★★★

    Battle of Manzikert

    The Seljuks defeat and capture Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV, opening Anatolia to Turkish settlement.

    War· Turkey

12th century

  1. 1147 – 1149★★★★★

    Second Crusade

    Launched after the fall of Edessa and led by Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany, the crusade ends in failure before Damascus.

    WarReligion· Syria, Turkey, France, Germany

13th century

  1. April 1204★★★★★

    Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople

    Crusaders capture and sack Constantinople, establishing the Latin Empire and permanently weakening Byzantium.

    WarReligion· Turkey

15th century

  1. July 20, 1402★★★★★

    Battle of Ankara

    Timur defeats and captures Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I, plunging the Ottoman state into a decade of civil war.

    War· Turkey
  2. May 29, 1453★★★★★

    Fall of Constantinople

    Ottoman forces under Sultan Mehmed II capture Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire.

    WarDynasty· Turkey

16th century

  1. October 7, 1571★★★★★

    Battle of Lepanto

    The fleet of the Holy League, formed by Spain, Venice and the Papacy, defeats the Ottoman navy in the Gulf of Patras.

    War· Greece, Spain, Italy, Turkey

17th century

  1. September 12, 1683★★★★★

    Battle of Vienna

    A coalition army led by King John III Sobieski of Poland relieves the siege of Vienna, defeating the Ottomans and halting their advance into Central Europe.

    War· Austria, Poland, Turkey, Germany

19th century

  1. 1821 – 1829★★★★★

    Greek War of Independence

    Greeks rise against the Ottoman Empire; with intervention by Britain, France and Russia, Greece wins its independence.

    WarRevolution· Greece, Turkey
  2. 1853 – 1856★★★★★

    Crimean War

    An alliance of the Ottoman Empire, Britain, France and Sardinia defeats Russia, with fighting centred on the siege of Sevastopol in Crimea.

    War· Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Ukraine

20th century

  1. April 24, 1915 – 1917★★★★★

    Armenian genocide

    During the First World War, Ottoman authorities carry out mass deportations and killings of Armenians, causing roughly a million or more deaths.

    WarPolitics· Turkey, Armenia, Syria
  2. April 25, 1915★★★★★

    ANZAC landing at Gallipoli

    The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Allies' unsuccessful campaign against the Ottoman Empire; 25 April is now commemorated as Anzac Day.

    War· Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, United Kingdom
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