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When did Tekirdağ become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

563years under Ottoman rule

Tekirdağ came under Ottoman rule in 1357; 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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1357–1920 · 563 years

Chronology

  1. 1357
    Became Ottoman

    The area was conquered under Süleyman Pasha, most likely in 1357–1358.

    Sultan: Orhan
  2. 1912
    Note

    In the Balkan War the Bulgarians entered the town; it was recovered eight months later.

    Sultan: Mehmed V
  3. 1920
    Left Ottoman rule

    On 20 June 1920 the Greek army occupied the city.

  4. 1922
    Became Ottoman

    Under the Armistice of Mudanya the town was evacuated and returned to the Turks on 13 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 “Eastern Thrace (Tekirdağ–Çorlu)”. 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 1357

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