Turkey Historical Review
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 330 | The city of Constantinople is founded by Constantin the Great. The city becomes the capital of the Byzantine Empire. |
| 1204 | The fall of Constantinople. |
| 1301 | The Ottomans overthrow Byzantium. The beginning of the Ottoman Empire. |
| 1914 | Turkey joins the First World War on the side of Germany. |
| 1923 | The overthrow of the Ottomans by Mustafa Kemal (Attaturk) (The Attaturk regime - up until 1938). |
| 1950 | First elections held in Turkey. |
| 1951 | Turkey joins NATO. |
| 1960 | Military coup. |
| 1974 | Turkey invades Cyprus. |
| 1991 | Suleiman Demiral as head of State. |
| 1993 | The first woman, Ms. Tansu Ciller, serves as Prime Minister. |
| 1996 | Turkey signs the Customs Union agreement with the EU. The Islamic Party wins the elections. |
| 1997 | Government reverts to the secular coalition. |
| 1998 | The Islamic Party is declared illegal. |
| 1999 | Earthquake. Some 17,000 victims. |