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When did Rhodes become Ottoman?

Today: Greece · Aegean and Mediterranean islands

390years under Ottoman rule

Rhodes came under Ottoman rule in 1522; Ottoman rule ended in 1912.

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1522–1912 · 390 years

Chronology

  1. 1480
    Note

    The great siege under Mehmed II was lifted when the final assault of 28 July failed.

    Sultan: Mehmed II
  2. 1522
    Became Ottoman

    After fierce fighting Süleyman the Magnificent took the island and city from the Knights of St John on 20 December 1522.

    Sultan: Suleiman I · Event page →
  3. 1912
    Left Ottoman rule

    During the Italo-Turkish War Italy occupied the island on 17 May 1912.

    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 “Rhodes and the Dodecanese”. 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 1522

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