TRENDEAtlas of the Sultans · Cities

When did Aydın become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

505years under Ottoman rule

Aydın came under Ottoman rule in 1390; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. It changed hands in between; there are 3 separate Ottoman periods.

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1390–1402 · 12 years1426–1919 · 493 years

Chronology

  1. 1390
    Became Ottoman

    The city was first brought under Ottoman rule by Bayezid I.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  2. 1402
    Left Ottoman rule

    After the Battle of Ankara Timur handed the area back to the Aydınids.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  3. 1426
    Became Ottoman

    Murad II annexed the city for good.

    Sultan: Murad II
  4. 1919
    Left Ottoman rule

    It was occupied by Greece on 27 May 1919.

    Sultan: Mehmed VI
  5. 1922
    Became Ottoman

    On 7 September 1922 the Turkish army liberated the city.

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 “Aydın–Saruhan–Menteşe”. 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 1390

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