| 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. |
