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History Turkey

 Historical dates

From 1800BC to the 15th Century: After belonging successively to the Hittite, Persian, Greek, Roman and Byzantine empires, Turkey joined the Ottoman kingdom
1520-1566: Reign of Soliman the Magnificient who dominated the Arab world and Central Europe
17th Century: War against Russia
1853-56: Crimean War. Increasing influence of Europeans in Istanbul
1895: Armenian uprising and massacre
1914-1918: Turkey allies with Germany
1918: The Ottoman Empire is defeated and occupied by the Allies
1920: Treaty of Sèvres. Smyrne is handed over to the Greeks
1923: The Republic is established. Mustapha Kemal is President. Westernisation of Turkey
1938: Death of Kemal; Ismet Inönü takes power
1952: Turkey joins NATO
1960-1966: Military takeover by General Gürsel
1980: Kurdish uprising and military coup by Kenan Evren
1983: Democratisation of Turkey
1989: Turgut Ozal becomes President
1993: Süleyman Demirel takes over presidency from Ozal
1996: The Islamists rule till 1998
1999:The arrest of Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdish rebel movement
2000: Ahmet Necdet Sezer is elected President
2007: Abdullah Gül is elected President