TRENDEAtlas of the Sultans · Cities

When did Kastamonu become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

461years under Ottoman rule

Kastamonu came under Ottoman rule in 1461; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire.

Kastamonu
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1461–until 1922 · 461 years

Chronology

  1. 1461
    Became Ottoman

    Mehmed the Conqueror ended the Candarid principality and annexed Kastamonu and its region.

    Sultan: Mehmed II
  2. 1925
    Note

    Atatürk launched the hat reform in this city in 1925.

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 “Kastamonu–Sinop (Candar)”. 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 1461

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