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When did Bitola become Ottoman?

Bitola (Monastir) · Today: North Macedonia · Balkans

530years under Ottoman rule

Bitola came under Ottoman rule in 1382; Ottoman rule ended in 1912. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk attended the military high school here.

Bitola
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1382–1912 · 530 years

Chronology

  1. 1382
    Became Ottoman

    Conquered under Murad I in 1382–1383 (some accounts say 1385), it began to be called Manastır.

    Sultan: Murad I
  2. 1912
    Left Ottoman rule

    In the Balkan War Serbian forces occupied the city on 14–18 November 1912, ending 530 years of Ottoman rule.

    Sultan: Mehmed V

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 “Macedonia (Skopje–Bitola)”. 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 1382

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