Quick Revision: Ottoman Empire & Türkiye
High-yield facts regarding the Ottoman period, its key figures, and the modern Turkish state.
The Ottoman Empire was established in the year 1299.
The Battle of Ankars (Ankara) took place in 1402.
The Battle of Ankara was fought between Timur and Sultan Bayezid I.
The Ottoman Empire was founded by Osman I.
Sultan Muhammad Fateh (Mehmed II) conquered Constantinople on 29 May 1453.
The Caliphate was established in the Ottoman Empire after defeating the Mamluks in 1517.
The tenure of Suleiman the Magnificent was from 1520 to 1566.
The period during which Hungary was under Ottoman rule was 1541 to 1699.
Hungary remained under Ottoman control for 158 years.
The Crimean War began on October 5, 1853.
The Crimean War involved Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Sultan Abdulmejid I.
The primary result of the Crimean War for the Ottomans was the rise of Ottoman nationalism.
Turkey became known as the "Sick Man of Europe" around 1876.
The Young Turk Revolution took place in 1908.
Sultan Abdulhamid II was weakened after the Young Turk Revolution.
The initial center of the Ottoman Empire was Bursa.
The Ottoman Sultanate was abolished on 1st November 1922.
When was the Ottoman Caliphate abolished? 3rd March 1924.
The last Sultan of the Ottoman Sultanate was Mehmed VI.
The last Caliph of the Ottoman Caliphate was Abdulmejid II.
The civil government of Turkey was formed in 1923.
The institution of Caliphate was abolished by Mustafa Jamal Ataturk.
The fragmentation of the Ottoman empire was largely under the Treaty of Sèvres.
The conquest of Constantinople in 1453 marks the start of the Modern Era.
The Battle of Chaldiran (1514) was fought against the Safavid Empire.
The Military commander of Sultan Abdul Hameed (II) was Hassan Pasha.
Prior to the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire's main rival was Russia.
The Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 served as the Base to form modern Turkey.
Hagia Sophia was built by the Romans (Byzantines).
Hagia Sophia is located in Turkey.
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque of Istanbul is also called the Blue Mosque.
The political party of President Erdoğan is the Justice and Development Party.
President Erdoğan was fond of Football in his young age.
Which foreign leader addressed the Parliament of Pakistan for the third time? Tayyip Erdogan.
The writer of Turkish drama "Diriliş: Ertuğrul" is Mehmet Bozdağ.
The primary elite military unit of Christian boys converted to Islam were the Janissaries.
The Ottoman Empire officially entered World War 1 in 1914.
The capital of the Ottoman Empire before Constantinople (1453) was Edirne.
The last holder of the Prime Minister post in Turkey was Binali Yıldırım.
The post of Prime Minister of Turkey was abolished in 2018.
Turkey officially changed its name to Türkiye on June 1, 2022.