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When did Kırklareli become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

552years under Ottoman rule

Kırklareli came under Ottoman rule in 1368; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. It changed hands in between; there are 2 separate Ottoman periods.

Kırklareli
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1368–1920 · 552 years

Chronology

  1. 1368
    Became Ottoman

    Conquered under Murad I; sources give 1366 or 1368–69 for the conquest.

    Sultan: Murad I
  2. 1878
    Note

    The Russians took the town in the war of 1877–1878; San Stefano gave it to Bulgaria, but under the Treaty of Berlin it stayed Ottoman.

    Sultan: Abdulhamid II
  3. 1912
    Note

    In the Balkan War the Bulgarians occupied the town on 24 October 1912; it was liberated on 21 July 1913.

    Sultan: Mehmed V
  4. 1920
    Left Ottoman rule

    On 26 July 1920 the Greek army occupied the city.

  5. 1922
    Became Ottoman

    The town was recovered on 10 November 1922.

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 “Edirne–Kırklareli”. 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 1368

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