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When did Konya become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

459years under Ottoman rule

Konya came under Ottoman rule in 1397; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. It changed hands in between; there are 2 separate Ottoman periods.

Konya
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1397–1402 · 5 years1468–until 1922 · 454 years

Chronology

  1. 1386
    Note

    Murad I besieged Konya, the seat of the Karamanids.

    Sultan: Murad I
  2. 1397
    Became Ottoman

    Bayezid I took the city into Ottoman rule and left his son as governor.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  3. 1402
    Left Ottoman rule

    After the Battle of Ankara the strengthened Karamanids retook Konya.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  4. 1414
    Note

    Mehmed I took the city but handed it back to the Karamanids.

    Sultan: Mehmed I
  5. 1468
    Became Ottoman

    In April 1468 Mehmed II took Gevele castle and then Konya.

    Sultan: Mehmed II
  6. 1832
    Note

    On 21 December 1832 the Egyptian army of Ibrahim Pasha, son of Muhammad Ali, occupied the city.

    Sultan: Mahmud 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 1397

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