When did Adana become Ottoman?

Chronology

1. 1517
   Became Ottoman

   With Selim I's Egyptian campaign the area came under Ottoman rule; the first Ottoman survey was made in 1519.

   Sultan: Selim I
2. 1833
   Left Ottoman rule

   With Muhammad Ali's revolt the city fell to his son Ibrahim Pasha.

   Sultan: Mahmud II
3. 1841
   Became Ottoman

   After the Treaty of London the city returned to Ottoman rule.

   Sultan: Abdulmejid I
4. 1918
   Left Ottoman rule

   On 24 December 1918 the French occupied the city.

   Sultan: Mehmed VI
5. 1922
   Became Ottoman

   After popular resistance and the 1921 Treaty of Ankara the French left the city on 5 January 1922.

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Cilicia–Maraş (Ramadan–Dulkadir)”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “ADANA” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.