TRENDEAtlas of the Sultans · Cities

When did Izmit become Ottoman?

Izmit (Nicomedia) · Today: Turkey

584years under Ottoman rule

Izmit came under Ottoman rule in 1337; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. It changed hands in between; there are 2 separate Ottoman periods.

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1337–1920 · 583 years1921–until 1922 · 1 years

Chronology

  1. 1333
    Note

    The defeated Byzantine emperor kept the city for a while by agreeing to pay tribute.

    Sultan: Orhan
  2. 1337
    Became Ottoman

    The city passed to the Ottomans and was entrusted to Orhan Bey's son Süleyman Pasha.

    Sultan: Orhan
  3. 1920
    Left Ottoman rule

    On 6 July 1920 the city was occupied, first by the British and then by the Greeks.

  4. 1921
    Became Ottoman

    The city was liberated on 28 June 1921.

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 “İzmit–Sakarya (Kocaeli)”. 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 1337

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