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| 1126 | Zangi |  |
| Basra Appointed Governor of Basra |
| 1127 | Zangi | |
| Mosul Appointed Governor of Mosul |
| 1362 | Murad I | |
| Adrianople Renames Adrianople to Edirne & makes it his capital |
| 1808 | Selim III | |
| Istanbul Death of Selim III, suicide |
| Istanbul Janissaries demand Mustafa's restoration, Bairakadr strangles him & kills himself |
| Constantinople Marches on Constantinople & executes the Janissaries who have murdered Selim III |
| Istanbul Temporally crushes the rebellion of the Janissaries & proclaims his brother Mahmud II |
| 1837 | Reshid Pasha, Mustufa | |
| Istanbul Appointed Grand Vizier, 1st term |
| 1839 | Reshid Pasha, Mustufa | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| 1841 | Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali | |
| London Appointed Ambassador to Britain |
| 1845 | Reshid Pasha, Mustufa | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| 1846 | Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali | |
| Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1846 | Reshid Pasha, Mustufa | |
| Istanbul Appointed Grand Vizier, 2nd term |
| 1849 | Reshid Pasha, Mustufa | |
| Samos The inhabitants of Samos rebel against Turkish rule |
| 1852 | Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali | |
| Istanbul Appointed Grand Vizier, 1st term |
| 1855 | Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali | |
| Istanbul Appointed Grand Vizier, 2nd term |
| 1856 | Pasa, Mehmed Emin Ali | |
| Vienna Appointed Delegate to the Congress of Vienna |
| 1856 | Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali | |
| Paris Appointed Delegate to the Congress of Paris |
| 1858 | Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali | |
| Istanbul Appointed Grand Vizier, 2nd term |
| 1861 | Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali | |
| Istanbul Appointed Grand Vizier, 4th term |
| 1864 | Pasha, Midhat | |
| Appointed Governor of Bulgaria |
| 1867 | Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali | |
| Istanbul Appointed Grand Vizier, 4th term |
| Istanbul Appointed Grand Vizier, 5th term |
| 1868 | Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali | |
| Crete Suppresses the Cretan revolt |
| 1871 | Mahmud, Nedim Pasa | |
| Appointed Grand Vizier, 1st term |
| 1872 | Pasha, Midhat | |
| Appointed Grand Vizier |
| Forced into exile by Abdulhamid II |
| Promulgates Turkey's 1st constitution |
| 1875 | Mahmud, Nedim Pasa | |
| Appointed Grand Vizier, 2nd term |
| Bosnia-Herzegovinia rebels against Turkish rule |
| 1876 | Abdulhamid II | |
| Forces Midhat Pasha into exile |
| 1876 | Mahmud, Nedim Pasa | |
| Bulgaria rises against Turkish rule, the rebellion is savagely repressed |
| 23rd Dec Istanbul Declares indivisibility of the Ottoman Empire |
| 23rd Dec Istanbul Provides Parliamentary Government based on all groups in society |
| 1878 | Mahmud, Nedim Pasa | |
| Appointed Minister of the Interior |
| 1878 | Pasha, Osman Nuri | |
| Appointed Minister of War |
| 1884 | Inonu, Ismet | |
| May Birth of Ismet Inonu |
| 1903 | Bourguiba, Habib | |
| Istanbul Birth of Habib Bourguiba |
| 1913 | Bey, Enver | |
| 23rd Jan Constantinople After a coup d'Etat, Kiamil Pasha is driven from power and Nazim Pasha murdered by Enver Bey, who places himself at the head of a new government |
| 23rd Jan Constantinople The Turkish government is overthrown by the Young Turks & its leader Enver Bey |
| 1913 | Djemal Pasha, Ahmed | |
| Appointed Minister of Marine |
| 1914 | Djemal Pasha, Ahmed | |
| Favours an alliance with the Entente Powers but his diplomatic efforts fail |
| 1918 | Bey, Kemal | |
| 21st July Appointed Minister of Food |
| 1918 | Pirioghlu, Kakht al-Din | |
| 1st Dec Appointed Head of the Provisional government |
| 8th Dec Allies occupy the Bosporus , Dardenelles, Marmara, Imros, Lemnos, Smathrace & Tenedos |
| 1919 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| Istanbul Appointed National Congress |
| Erzum Calls the National Congress of Turkish Provinces together to meet at Erzurum |
| Ankara Demands complete independence for all Turkish speaking territories |
| Ankara Proclaims a National Pact after formulating his programme at Erzurum & Sivas |
| Ankara Renounces the Empire |
| 19th May Samsun Lands at Samsun & organizes resistance to the invasion of Turkey by the Allies |
| 19th June Amasia Signs the Amasia Protocol resisting the Allies' plans for Turkey |
| 8th July Istanbul Dismissed by the Sultan |
| 11th July Istanbul Exiled by the Sultan |
| 1920 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| Ankara A new National Assembly at Ankara |
| Appointed President of Turkey |
| Ankara Endorsed by the legal Ottoman parliament & the new National Assembly at Ankara |
| Ankara The National Assembly proclaims the State of Turkey with Ataturk as President |
| 1921 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| 16th Mar Kars Under a pact between Russia & Turkey the Kars region becomes part of Turkey |
| 1922 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| Defeats the Greeks & secures British withdrawal |
| Directs the military forces against the Allies |
| 1923 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| Appointed Turkey's 1st President, "Ataturk", "father of the Turks" |
| 22nd Oct The Allies terminate their occupation of Turkey |
| 29th Oct Ankara Ankara becomes the capital of the Turkish Repuplic |
| 29th Oct Ankara Kemal is made executice President & Turkey has one political party |
| 29th Oct Ankara Proclaims the Republic of Turkey with Ankara as its capital |
| 29th Oct Ankara The Republic of Turkey is officially recognized |
| 30th Oct Istanbul Appointed President of Turkey, 2nd term |
| 1923 | Bey, Ali Fethi | |
| 14th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 1st term |
| 1923 | Inonu, Ismet | |
| Istanbul 1st Prime Minister of the new Turkish Republic |
| 30th Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 1st term |
| 1923 | Pasha, Ismet | |
| 29th Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey |
| 1924 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| Ankara An elected Parliament is created |
| Germany & Turkey sign a treaty of friendship |
| 3rd Mar Ankara Abolishes the Caliphate |
| 1924 | Bey, Ali Fethi | |
| 21st Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term |
| 1924 | Inonu, Ismet | |
| 6th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term |
| 1924 | Ismet, Mustafa | |
| 30th Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 1st term |
| 1925 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| 4th Kurdistan Supresses a rebellion in Kurdistan |
| Mar Ankara Polygamy is outlawed |
| 2nd Sep Ankara Religious orders are suppressed |
| 30th Oct Ankara Turkey & Greece agree naval parity in the eastern Mediterranean |
| 30th Oct Ankara Turkey & Greece agree territorial staus quo |
| 16th Dec The League of Nations supports the "Brussels Line", the border between Turkey & Iraq |
| 17th Dec Istanbul Establishes a political & economic alliance with Russia |
| 1925 | Ecevit, Bulent | |
| Istanbul Birth of Bulent Ecevit |
| 1925 | Inonu, Ismet | |
| 3rd Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 3rd term |
| 1925 | Ismet, Mustafa | |
| 6th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term |
| 1926 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| 22nd April Persia, Turkey & Afghanistan sign a treaty for mutual security |
| 5th June Ankara A border Turkey & Iraq border treaty is signed by Turkey, Iraq & Britain |
| 1st Sep Ankara Civil marriage is made compulsory |
| 1926 | Erbakan, Necmettin | |
| Birth of Necmettin Erbakan |
| 1927 | Inonu, Ismet | |
| 1st Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 4th term |
| 1927 | Ozal, Turgut | |
| Birth of Turgut Ozal |
| 1928 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| Ankara Ankara is replanned by the German engineer H Jansen |
| Ankara Islam is disestablished |
| Ankara The fez & veil are forbidden |
| 30th April Istanbul Establishes a non-aggression pact with Italy |
| 30th May Turkey signs a 5 yr Nonaggression pact with Italy |
| 15th June Istanbul Turkey signa a treaty with Persia |
| 28th June Turkey signs a treaty with Persia |
| 3rd Nov Ankara Adopts the Roman Alphabet for official use by Turkey |
| 1929 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| 27th Feb Turkey signs the Litvinov Protocol |
| 6th Mar The Bulgarian-Turkish treaty of Friendship |
| 6th Mar Turkey signs a treaty with Bulgaria |
| 17th Dec Turkey renews its alliance with Russia but continues to suppress communism |
| 1930 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| 10th June Turkey & Greece sign a reciprocation treaty |
| 30th Oct Ankara Turkey & Greece agree naval parity in the eastern Mediterranean |
| 30th Oct Ankara Turkey & Greece agree territorial staus quo |
| 1930 | Inonu, Ismet | |
| 27th Sep Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 5th term |
| 1931 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| 6th Mar A treaty with Russia prohibits changes in Black Sea Fleets without 6 months notice |
| 25th May Turkey agrees a 5 year pact with Italy |
| 30th Oct A 5 yr extension of the alliance with Russia |
| 1931 | Inonu, Ismet | |
| 4th May Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 6th term |
| 1932 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| 23rd Jan Outstandind biorder disputes are settled with Persia |
| 1933 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| Istanbul Abolishes poligamy, the law now requires the use of family names |
| Istanbul Uses the name Ataturk, "father of the Turks" |
| 15th Sep Turkey signs a 10 year non-aggression pact with Greece |
| 1934 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| Granted title "Ataturk" by the National Assembly, "Father of the Turks" |
| Istanbul Takes the name of Ataturk, meaning "Father Turk" |
| 9th Feb Istanbul The Turkish, Greek, Romanian, and Yugoslav governments sign the Balkan Pact |
| 9th Feb Turkey, Greece, Romania & Yugoslavia mutually guarantee the security of the Balkan frontiers & pledge not to take any action with regard to any Balkan non-signatory state without previous consultation |
| May Istanbul Turkey distrusts Italy's east Mediterranean policy |
| May Turkey distrusts Italy's policy in the eastern Mediterranean |
| 26th Nov Bans hereditary titles |
| 14th Dec Women are given the vote |
| 1935 | Inonu, Ismet | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 7th term |
| 1936 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| 20th July Montreux An international commission approves Turkey's request to fortify the Straits |
| 1937 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| 9th July Saadabad Turkey signs a non-aggression pact with Iran, Iraq & Afghanistan |
| Dec Alexandretta Turkish claims to Alexandretta threaten peace |
| 1938 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| 14th Jan Saadabad Approved by the Turkish Grand National Assembly |
| 24th Jan Izmir Telephone enterprise is purchased by the government |
| 11th April The Uskudar & Kadikoy Water Companies are purchased |
| 23rd May The Istanbul Electric Company is purchased |
| 19th June Istanbul Ataturk is visited by the King of Romania, Carol |
| July Alexandretta Turkey is granted elections which gives it virtual control |
| 4th July Hatay France & Turkey agree to keep an equal amount of troops in Hatay |
| 4th July Hatay Turkish troops enter Hatay |
| 2nd Sep Hatay The Hatay National Assembly is opened |
| 5th Sep Ataturk asks for his will to be written |
| 17th Oct Ataturk 1st goes into a coma |
| 10th Nov Death of Maustafa Kemal Ataturk, Dolmabahche Palace in Istanbul |
| 28th Nov Ataturk's will is opened |
| 1938 | Bayar, Celal | |
| 1st Nov Istanbul Makes the opening speech in the Turkish Grand National Assembly on behalf of Ataturk |
| 11th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term |
| 1938 | Inonu, Ismet | |
| 11th Nov Appointed President of Turkey |
| 1938 | Melek, Abdurrahman | |
| 5th Sep Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey |
| 1938 | Sokmen, Tayfur | |
| 5th Sep Appointed President of Turkey |
| 1942 | Saracoglu, Sukru | |
| 9th July Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey |
| 1946 | Ciller, Tansu | |
| Birth of Tansu Ciller |
| 1946 | Peker, Recep | |
| 7th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey |
| 1947 | Saka, Hasan | |
| 10th Sep Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 1st term |
| 1948 | Saka, Hasan | |
| 10th June Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term |
| 1949 | Gunaltay, Semsettin | |
| 16th Jan Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey |
| 1950 | Bayar, Mahmut Celal | |
| 22nd May Appointed President of Turkey |
| 1950 | Menderes, Adnan | |
| Wins the Election as leader of the Democratic Party |
| 22nd May Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 1st term |
| 1951 | Menderes, Adnan | |
| 9th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term |
| 1952 | Menderes, Adnan | |
| 18th Feb Istanbul Both Greece & Turkey are admitted to NATO |
| 1954 | Erdogan, Recep Tayyip | |
| Birth of Recep Tayyip Erdogan |
| 1954 | Menderes, Adnan | |
| Cyprus The Turkish want Cyprus returned or partioned, Britain refuses its independence |
| Istanbul Turkey & Pakistan sign a mutual defence treaty |
| 17th May Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 3rd term |
| 1955 | Menderes, Adnan | |
| Istanbul Organizes anti-Greek pogroms in which over 2,000 are killed |
| Istanbul The Greeks are driven out of Istanbul |
| 24th Feb Istanbul Signs a treaty of with Iraq to counter Russian expansionism in the Middle East |
| 9th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 4th term |
| 1957 | Menderes, Adnan | |
| 25th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 5th term |
| 1959 | Menderes, Adnan | |
| Istanbul Accepts the London decision that Cyprus should be independent |
| Istanbul A Greek-Turkish plan to make Cyprus independent is endorsed by Makarios |
| Spain & Turkey sign a treaty of friendship |
| 17th Feb Menderes survives an air crash |
| 1960 | Gursal, Gemal | |
| 28th May Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 1st term |
| 1961 | Gursel, Cemal | |
| 5th Jan Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term |
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