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 - 1300 Ottoman Sultanate founded
- 1326 Ottomans under the Orhan Gazi captures Bursa which
becomes the first capital of the Ottoman Empire
- 1371 Ottomans capture Hadrianapolis
(Edirne) and make it their second
capital
- 1453 Fall of Constantinople. Mehmet II captures the city after
the siege of seven weeks
- 1509 A severe earthquake called little "little
doomsday" damages great number of monuments in Istanbul.
- 1516 Sultan Selim captures Syria, Holly Lands and Egypt. He
brings a great number of Holly Relics from Arabic Lands.
- 1517 After his campaign to Holly Lands Egypt, Sultan Yavuz
Selim brings Holy Relics of Muslim faith and receives the title of being Caliphs.
- 1526 Suleyman the Magnificent adds Hungary to the Empire. His
reign becomes the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire
- 1538 Preveze Sea Battle establishes Ottoman stronghold
in Mediterranean Sea.
- 1550-1557 The construction of Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul
- 1609-1616 The construction of Sultanahmet Mosque.
- 1699 Ottomans starts losing land after the Karlowitch treaty.
- 1837 A wooden bridge is built over the Golden Horn uniting two
side of Bosphorus first time.
- 1839 Ottoman Sultan agrees to limit his powers with a degree
proclaimed in Gulhane Park. Basic right are given to citizens of Istanbul
- 1856 The construction of Dolmabahce Palace, last residence of
Ottoman Sultans.
- 1856 Rights given to Muslim people are also granted to Non
Muslim population.
- 1865 The construction of Beylerbeyi Palace on the
Asian side of
Bosphorus.
- 1871 The Construction of Ciragan Palace on the European Bank
of Bosphorus.
- 1872 Horse drawn trams starts operating in Istanbul
- 1875 Tunel, one of the oldest underground systems goes into
operation.
- 1876 Constutional Monarchy proclaimed.
- 1890 Railway system coming from Europe reaches t
Istanbul.
- 1914 Electric Powered trams replaces the horse drawn ones.
- 1914-1918 Ottomans enter the WWW1 on the side of Germany and
loose. Istanbul oocupied by Allied Powers.
- 28 June 1919 After Treaty of Versaille, Ottoman Empire shared
and divided by the Allied forces. The British, French, Italian, Greek forces
occupies various parts of the Empire.
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Ottoman Empire
Republic Period
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