TRENDEAtlas of the Sultans · Cities

When did Erzincan become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

406years under Ottoman rule

Erzincan came under Ottoman rule in 1514; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. It changed hands in between; there are 2 separate Ottoman periods.

Erzincan
1300140015001600170018001900
1514–1916 · 402 years1918–until 1922 · 4 years

Chronology

  1. 1514
    Became Ottoman

    During the Chaldiran campaign Erzincan and its region came under Ottoman rule without a fight.

    Sultan: Selim I
  2. 1916
    Left Ottoman rule

    In the First World War Russian forces occupied the city on 24 July 1916.

    Sultan: Mehmed V
  3. 1918
    Became Ottoman

    The city was liberated on 26 February 1918.

    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 “Erzurum–Bayburt–Erzincan”. 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 1514

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