TRENDEAtlas of the Sultans · Cities

When did Aleppo become Ottoman?

Today: Syria · Middle East and Egypt

394years under Ottoman rule

Aleppo came under Ottoman rule in 1516; Ottoman rule ended in 1918. It changed hands in between; there are 2 separate Ottoman periods.

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1516–1832 · 316 years1840–1918 · 78 years

Chronology

  1. 1516
    Became Ottoman

    After Selim I's victory at Marj Dabiq (24 August) the city came under Ottoman rule on 28 August 1516.

    Sultan: Selim I
  2. 1832
    Left Ottoman rule

    Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt occupied the city; Aleppo stayed under Muhammad Ali until 1840.

    Sultan: Mahmud II
  3. 1840
    Became Ottoman

    The city returned to Ottoman administration.

    Sultan: Abdulmejid I
  4. 1918
    Left Ottoman rule

    In October 1918 the Ottoman forces withdrew; the city passed first to Arab and then to British forces.

    Sultan: Mehmed VI

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 “Syria–Lebanon (Aleppo–Damascus)”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Open the map in 1516

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