TRENDEAtlas of the Sultans · Cities

When did Rize become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

459years under Ottoman rule

Rize came under Ottoman rule in 1461; 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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1461–1916 · 455 years1918–until 1922 · 4 years

Chronology

  1. 1461
    Became Ottoman

    Mehmed the Conqueror took Rize as well during the conquest of Trabzon.

    Sultan: Mehmed II
  2. 1916
    Left Ottoman rule

    After bombardment by the Russian fleet the town was occupied on 8 March 1916.

    Sultan: Mehmed V
  3. 1918
    Became Ottoman

    The Russians withdrew in 1918.

    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 “Trabzon (Pontus)”. 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 1461

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