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When did Kayseri become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

452years under Ottoman rule

Kayseri came under Ottoman rule in 1398; 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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1398–1402 · 4 years1474–until 1922 · 448 years

Chronology

  1. 1398
    Became Ottoman

    On the death of Kadı Burhaneddin, Bayezid I annexed the city.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  2. 1402
    Left Ottoman rule

    After the Battle of Ankara the city left Ottoman hands.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  3. 1474
    Became Ottoman

    When Gedik Ahmed Pasha ended the Karamanid principality, Ottoman rule was established in Kayseri.

    Sultan: Mehmed II

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 “Karaman–Konya–Kayseri”. 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 1398

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