Timeline of Ankara

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ankara, Ankara Province, Turkey.

Prior to 14th century

* 546 BCE – Achaemenid Persians in power (approximate date).
* 334 BCE – City taken by forces of Alexander III of Macedon.
* 278 BCE – Celtic Galatians in power.
* 25 BCE – City taken by forces of Augustus and becomes part of the Roman Empire.
* 20 BCE – Monumentum Ancyranum built.
* 3rd century CE – City besieged by Gothic forces.
* 272 CE – City becomes part of Roman Empire again.
* 314 – Church council held.
* 362 – Julian (emperor) of Roman Empire visits city; "Column of Julian" erected.
* 7th century – City becomes capital of the Opsician Theme.
* 8th century – City becomes capital of the Bucellarian Theme.
* 1073 – City becomes part of the Seljuq Empire.
* 1101 – Ankara Castle captured by the Crusaders.
* 1227 – Ankara Castle captured by the Seljuqs.

14th–19th centuries

* 1356 – City taken by forces of Ottoman Orhan I.
* 1402 – 20 July: Battle of Ankara fought at Çubuk; Turkic Timur takes city.
* 1403 – Ottomans in power again.
* 1471 – Mahmut Paşa Bedesteni built.
* 1523 – Çengel Han built.
* 1566 – Cenabi Ahmed Pasa Mosque built.
* 1688 – Earthquake.
* 1832 – Ankara Castle renovated.
* 1864 – City becomes capital of the Ankara Vilayet.
* 1890 – Population: 27,825 (approximate).
* 1893 – Istanbul-Ankara railway constructed.

20th century

* 1920
** 23 April: Government of the Grand National Assembly established.
** ''Hakimiyet-i Milliye'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1923
** 13 October: City becomes capital of the Republic of Turkey.
** Gençlerbirliği S.K. football club formed.
* 1924
** Population: 35,000 (approximate).
** Musiki Muallim Mektebi opens.
** Presidential Symphony Orchestra headquartered in Ankara.
* 1925
** Forest Farm established.
** Pembe Köşk becomes Turkish presidential residence.
* 1927
** Ankara Palas opens.
** Population: 44,553.
** Victory Monument erected.
* 1930
** City renamed "Ankara."
** Ethnography Museum of Ankara founded.
** State Art and Sculpture Museum built.
* 1932 – Pink Villa built.
* 1933 – Ankara Zoo established.
* 1935 – Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium built.
* 1937 – Ankara Central Station inaugurated.
* 1938 – November: State funeral of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk held.
* 1940 – State Conservatory established.
* 1943 – Gençlik Parkı (park) and Museum of Anatolian Civilizations opens.
* 1945 – Population: 226,712.
* 1946 – University of Ankara founded.
* 1948 – Ankara Opera House inaugurated.
* 1950 – Population: 286,781.
* 1953 – Anıtkabir mausoleum of Atatürk erected.
* 1955 – Esenboğa Airport begins operating.
* 1956 – Middle East Technical University.
* 1961 – Turkish Grand National Assembly Museum opens.
* 1967 – Hacettepe University founded.
* 1971 – ''Barıṣ'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1973 – Population: 1,461,345 city; 1,553,897 urban agglomeration (approximate).
* 1974 – Yenikent Asaş Stadium built.
* 1978 – 9 October: Bahçelievler massacre.
* 1982 – 7 August: Esenboğa International Airport attack.
* 1983 – 16 January: Airplane accident.
* 1984
** City administration reorganized.
** Mehmet Altınsoy becomes mayor of Greater Ankara.
** Bilkent University founded.
** Turkish Aerospace Industries headquartered in Ankara.
** Population: 2,019,000 (estimate).
* 1987 – Kocatepe Mosque built.
* 1989
** National Assembly Mosque and Atakule Tower built.
** Murat Karayalçın becomes mayor.
* 1990 – March: Bombings.
* 1991 – Sheraton Ankara in business.
* 1993
** Bilkent Symphony Orchestra founded.
** Vedat Aydın becomes mayor.
* 1994 – Melih Gökçek becomes mayor.
* 1997 – Ankara Metro begins operating.

21st century

* 2003 – Göksu Park was opened.
* 2004 – Wonderland Ankara was opened.
* 2005 – Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum of technology established.
* 2006 – 17 May: Turkish Council of State shooting.
* 2007
** 22 May: 2007 Ankara bombing.
** Population: 3,953,344 (urban)
* 2009 – Eskişehir-Ankara Yüksek Hızlı Tren high-speed railway begins operating.
* 2010
** Cer Modern museum inaugurated.
** Ankara Arena was opened for use.
** 11 March: The events of the 21st Ankara International Film Festival started.
** 8 April: Başkent Volleyball Hall was opened.
** 28 August: 2010 FIBA World Championship Group C matches started in Ankara.
* 2011
** Kumrular Street attack was carried out by the PKK. 5 civilians lost their lives.
** 17 March: The events of the 22nd Ankara International Film Festival started.
* 2012 - Population: 4,417,522.
* 2013
** 1 February: 2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara.
** 19 April: Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque was opened.
** May–June: 2013 Taksim Gezi Park protests.
** 22 May: 2013 Turkish Cup Final match played in Ankara.
** 5 December: TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum was closed to use.
* 2014
** 12 February: M3 (Ankara metro) was opened for use.
** 7 March: Within 2 thousand 117 pieces of toys where "Ankapark" was opened to the public.
** 13 March: M2 (Ankara metro) was opened for use.
** 5 August: Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway opened for service.
** 17 October: It opened for use as it renovated Ottoman Stadium.
** 20 October: Presidential Palace was opened.
* 2015
** 1 January: Battle of Sakarya Historical National Park was opened for use.
** 10 October: 86 die, 186 are injured from two explosions near peace rally.
** 31 October: Cebeci İnönü Stadium was closed to use.
* 2016
** 17 February: 2016 Ankara Merasim Street bombing attack
** 13 March: 2016 Ankara Güvenpark-Kızılay Square bombing attack
** 19 December: Andrei Karlov was assassinated.
** 25 December: The 2016 Ankara Cup event was held.
* 2017
** 5 January: Otoyol 21 project 5th (Niğde-Pozantı) was prepared.
** Population: 5,445,026 (estimate, urban agglomeration).

Images

File:Turkey. Ankara. Palace of Attaturk (i.e., Ataturk) LOC matpc.16728 (cropped).jpg, Palace of Çankaya (Pink Villa), 1935
File:Genclik Park 2012 01.JPG, Gençlik Park
File:AnkaraStateOpera.JPG, Ankara Opera House
File:Turkey. Ankara. An old parliament building. Bus in front 1935.jpg, Old parliament building. Bus in front 1935.
File:YHT at Ankara.JPG, A westbound YHT train waiting at Ankara station
File:Ak Saray - Presidential Palace Ankara 2014 002.jpg, New Presidential Compound in Ankara

See also

* History of Ankara
* List of mayors of Ankara
* List of universities in Ankara
* Timelines of other cities in Turkey: Bursa, Istanbul, Izmir

References

''This article incorporates information from the Turkish Wikipedia.''

Bibliography

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