TRENDEAtlas of the Sultans · Cities

When did Ankara become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

568years under Ottoman rule

Ankara came under Ottoman rule in 1354; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. Since 1923 it has been the capital of the Republic of Turkey.

Ankara
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1354–until 1922 · 568 years

Chronology

  1. 1354
    Became Ottoman

    Süleyman Pasha, son of Orhan, annexed the city to the Ottoman realm.

    Sultan: Orhan
  2. 1607
    Note

    The townspeople resisted the Celali rebel Kalenderoğlu Mehmed, who besieged the city.

    Sultan: Ahmed I

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 “Ankara”. 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 1354

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