Key dates in Turkish History:
• 1250 Bc: The Trojan War And The Fall Of Troy.
• 546 Bc: Cyrus The Great Leads The Persians Into Anatolia.
• 334 Bc: Alexander The Great Drives Out The Persians.
• 130 Bc: The Romans Incorporate Anatolia As The Province Of Asia, Controlled From Ephesus.
• 40 Bc: Antioch Sees The Marriage Of Antony And Cleopatra.
• 47-57 Ad: St. Paul Spreads Christianity And A Community At Antioch Is Established.
• 313: Roman Empire Adopts Christianity.
• 330: Constantine Lays Out The Boundaries Of His New Capital, Constantinople.
• 1054: Greek And Roman Churches Split Over Theology.
• 1288: Ottoman Empire Appears In Bursa.
• 1453: The Fall Of Constantinople – The Birth Of Istanbul.
• 527-65: Glory Of Byzantium Under Justinian.
• 638-718: Muslim Arabs Besiege Constantinople.
• 1071-1243: Rise And Rule Of The Selcuk Turks In Anatolia, Konya Is Their Capital.
• 1096-1204: The Crusades, Marking The Beginning Of The End For Byzantium, A Fascinating Period In Byzantine History.
• 1520-66: Suleyman The Magnificent Sits On The Ottoman Throne Controlling A Huge And Powerful Empire.
• 1914: Turkey Allies With Germany In The World War I.
• 1915: Gallipoli War.
• 1919: Ataturk Leads Resistance To The Allied Plan To Carve Up Turkey.
• 1923: foundation Of The Modern Republic Of Turkey By Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
• 1939-45: Turkey Manages To Remain Neutral During The World War Ii.
• 1993-96: Demirel President, Tansu Ciller Prime Minister, Turkey Joins Eu Customs Union.