When did Nicosia become Ottoman?

Chronology

1. 1570
   Became Ottoman

   In the Cyprus campaign Nicosia was conquered on 9 September 1570; the conquest of the island was completed with Famagusta on 1 August 1571.

   Sultan: Selim II
2. 1878
   Left Ottoman rule

   Cyprus was handed over to British administration.

   Sultan: Abdulhamid II
3. 1914
   Note

   When the Ottomans entered the war Britain formally annexed Cyprus on 5 November 1914.

   Sultan: Mehmed V

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 “Cyprus”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

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