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| 1880 | Birth |  |
| 12th Mar Salonica Birth of Maustafa Kemal Ataturk |
| 1905 | Education | |
| 11th May Istanbul Graduates from the Military Academy Staff College with the rank of Captain |
| 1906 | Captain | |
| Appointed Captain in the Damascus Cavalry Regiment |
| 1906 | Fatherland & Freedom Society | |
| Helps found the Fatherland & Freedom Society |
| The FFS merges with the Committe of Union & Progress |
| 1909 | Coup d'Etat | |
| Take part in Mahmud Pasha's march on Istanbul to depose Sultan Abdul-Hamid II |
| Istanbul Take part in Mahmud Pasha's march on Istanbul to depose Sultan Abdul-Hamid II |
| 1911 | War Office Ataturk | |
| Istanbul Appointed staff member of the War Office |
| 1913 | Capture of Adrianople | |
| Adrianople Helps capture Adrianople |
| 1913 | Chief of Staff | |
| Gallipoli Appointed Chief-of-Staff of a division based at Gallipoli during the Balkan War |
| 1913 | Lieutenant Colonel | |
| Appointedieutenant-Colonel |
| 1915 | Battle of Anzac Cove | |
| 25th April Anzac Cove Commands the resistence to Allied landings at "Anzac Cove" near Gaba Tepe |
| 1915 | Battle of Sulva Bay | |
| 6th Aug Sulva Bay Commands resistence to Allied Landings at Sulva Bay |
| 31st Aug Sulva Bay The Allies lose over 40,000 men after failing to cross the Gallipoli peninsular |
| 1915 | Colonel | |
| Rodosto Appointed Colonel |
| 1915 | Commander | |
| Rodosto Appointed Colonel |
| Rodosto Appointed Commander the 19th Division based at Rodosto on the Gallipoli Peninsula |
| 1915 | General | |
| Appointed General after "Anzac Cove" & Suvla Bay |
| Appointed General |
| 1916 | Battle of Lake Van | |
| Lake Van Fights a succesful series of actions against the Russians at Lake Van |
| 1916 | Brigadier General | |
| Appointed Brigadier General |
| Appointedrigadier General |
| 1916 | Commander | |
| Anatolia Appointed Commander of the 16th Army Corps in eastern Anatolia |
| Appointed Commander of the 2nd Army |
| 1918 | Armistice | |
| Anatolia Retreats to the Anatolian frontier |
| 30th Oct Anatolia Istanbul & parts of Anatolia are occupied causing Mustafa Kemal to lead a revolt |
| 30th Oct Istanbul Istanbul & parts of Anatolia are occupied causing Mustafa Kemal to lead a revolt |
| 30th Oct The Dardanelles & Bosporus are opened to all & the Army is demobilized |
| 30th Oct Turkey signs an armistice |
| 1918 | Commander | |
| Palestine Appointed Commander of the 7th Army |
| 1918 | Inspector General | |
| Istanbul Appointed Inspector General |
| 1918 | Siege of Aleppo | |
| Aleppo Retreats to Aleppo |
| 1919 | Constitution | |
| Erzum Calls the National Congress of Turkish Provinces together to meet at Erzurum |
| Ankara Demands complete independence for all Turkish speaking territories |
| Ankara Proclaims a National Pact after formulating his programme at Erzurum & Sivas |
| Ankara Renounces the Empire |
| 1919 | Dismissal | |
| 8th July Istanbul Dismissed by the Sultan |
| 1919 | Exile of Ataturk | |
| 11th July Istanbul Exiled by the Sultan |
| 1919 | Independence | |
| Ankara Demands complete independence for all Turkish speaking territories |
| 1919 | Invasion of Turkey | |
| 19th May Samsun Lands at Samsun & organizes resistance to the invasion of Turkey by the Allies |
| 1919 | National Congress | |
| Istanbul Appointed National Congress |
| 1919 | Pact | |
| Ankara Proclaims a National Pact after formulating his programme at Erzurum & Sivas |
| 1919 | Protocol Amasia Protocol | |
| 19th June Amasia Signs the Amasia Protocol resisting the Allies' plans for Turkey |
| 1920 | Constitution | |
| Ankara Endorsed by the legal Ottoman parliament & the new National Assembly at Ankara |
| Ankara The National Assembly proclaims the State of Turkey with Ataturk as President |
| 1920 | Declaration of State of | |
| Ankara The National Assembly proclaims the State of Turkey with Ataturk as President |
| 1920 | National Assembly | |
| Ankara A new National Assembly at Ankara |
| 1920 | President | |
| Appointed President of Turkey |
| 1921 | Battle of Bavaria | |
| 23rd Aug Bavaria Defeats the Greeks & within 1 yr expels them from Turkish soil |
| 23rd Aug Bavaria Honored with the title of Ghazi, "the Victorious" |
| 1921 | Battle of Sakaria | |
| 23rd Aug Sakaria Defeats the Greeks & within 1 yr expels them from Turkish soil |
| 23rd Aug Sakaria Honored with the title of Ghazi, "the Victorious" |
| 1921 | Pact | |
| 16th Mar Kars Under a pact between Russia & Turkey the Kars region becomes part of Turkey |
| 1921 | Rule of Kars | |
| 16th Mar Kars Under a pact between Russia & Turkey the Kars region becomes part of Turkey |
| 1922 | Defeat | |
| Defeats the Greeks & secures British withdrawal |
| Directs the military forces against the Allies |
| Expels the Greeks from Turkish soil |
| 1923 | Capital | |
| 29th Oct Ankara Ankara becomes the capital of the Turkish Repuplic |
| 1923 | CHP | |
| Istanbul Founder & leader of the CHP, People's Republican Party |
| 1923 | Constitution | |
| 29th Oct Ankara Kemal is made executice President & Turkey has one political party |
| 29th Oct Ankara Proclaims the Republic of Turkey with Ankara as its capital |
| 29th Oct Ankara The Republic of Turkey is officially recognized |
| 1923 | Election | |
| 30th Oct Istanbul Appointed President of Turkey, 2nd term |
| 1923 | President | |
| Appointed Turkey's 1st President, "Ataturk", "father of the Turks" |
| 1923 | Rule of Istanbul | |
| 23rd Aug Istanbul The Allies evacuate Istanbul under their treaty of Lausanne obligations |
| 1923 | Rule of Turkey | |
| 22nd Oct The Allies terminate their occupation of Turkey |
| 1923 | Treaty of Lausanne | |
| 24th July Lausanne 1st major revision of the treaty of Versailles |
| 24th July Lausanne The Allies are driven out of Turkey & land up to the Maritza River is restored |
| 24th July Lausanne The Greeks are defeated at Smyrna & the Allies drop claims to mainland Turkey |
| 24th July Lausanne The treaty of Lausanne replaces the treaty of Sevres |
| 23rd Aug Istanbul The Allies evacuate Istanbul under their treaty of Lausanne obligations |
| 1923 | Treaty of Sevres | |
| 24th July Lausanne The treaty of Lausanne replaces the treaty of Sevres |
| 1924 | Constitution | |
| Ankara An elected Parliament is created |
| 3rd Mar Ankara Abolishes the Caliphate |
| 1924 | Diplomacy | |
| Germany & Turkey sign a treaty of friendship |
| 1924 | Treaty of Friendship | |
| Germany & Turkey sign a treaty of friendship |
| 1925 | Alliance | |
| 17th Dec Istanbul Establishes a political & economic alliance with Russia |
| 1925 | Line Brussels | |
| 16th Dec The League of Nations supports the "Brussels Line", the border between Turkey & Iraq |
| 1925 | Rebellion | |
| 4th Kurdistan Supresses a rebellion in Kurdistan |
| Feb Kurdistan Outbreak of rebellion in Kurdistan |
| 1925 | Reform | |
| Mar Ankara Polygamy is outlawed |
| 2nd Sep Ankara Religious orders are suppressed |
| 1925 | Treaty of Ankara | |
| 30th Oct Ankara Turkey & Greece agree naval parity in the eastern Mediterranean |
| 30th Oct Ankara Turkey & Greece agree territorial staus quo |
| 1925 | Treaty of Ankarra | |
| 30th Oct Ankarra Turkey & Greece agree naval parity in the eastern Mediterranean |
| 30th Oct Ankarra Turkey & Greece agree territorial staus quo |
| 1926 | Diplomacy | |
| 22nd April Persia, Turkey & Afghanistan sign a treaty for mutual security |
| 1926 | Reform | |
| 1st Sep Ankara Civil marriage is made compulsory |
| 1926 | Treaty of Border | |
| 5th June Ankara A border Turkey & Iraq border treaty is signed by Turkey, Iraq & Britain |
| 1926 | Treaty of Security | |
| 22nd April Persia, Turkey & Afghanistan sign a treaty for mutual security |
| 1928 | Alliance | |
| 30th April Istanbul Establishes a non-aggression pact with Italy |
| 30th May Turkey signs a 5 yr Nonaggression pact with Italy |
| 15th June Istanbul Turkey signa a treaty with Persia |
| 28th June Turkey signs a treaty with Persia |
| 1928 | Ankara | |
| Ankara Ankara is replanned by the German engineer H Jansen |
| 1928 | Reform | |
| Ankara Islam is disestablished |
| Ankara The fez & veil are forbidden |
| 3rd Nov Ankara Adopts the Roman Alphabet for official use by Turkey |
| 1928 | Treaty of Persia | |
| 28th June Turkey signs a treaty with Persia |
| 1929 | Alliance | |
| 6th Mar Turkey signs a treaty with Bulgaria |
| 17th Dec Turkey renews its alliance with Russia but continues to suppress communism |
| 1929 | Diplomacy | |
| 6th Mar The Bulgarian-Turkish treaty of Friendship |
| 1929 | Protocol Litvinov | |
| 27th Feb Turkey signs the Litvinov Protocol |
| 1929 | Treaty of Friendship | |
| 6th Mar The Bulgarian-Turkish treaty of Friendship |
| 1930 | Diplomacy | |
| 10th June Turkey & Greece sign a reciprocation treaty |
| 1930 | Rebellion | |
| 23rd Dec Anatolia A Dervish rebellion against westernization in western Anatolia is suppressed |
| 1930 | Treaty of Ankara | |
| 30th Oct Ankara Turkey & Greece agree naval parity in the eastern Mediterranean |
| 30th Oct Ankara Turkey & Greece agree territorial staus quo |
| 1930 | Treaty of Ankarra | |
| 30th Oct Ankarra Turkey & Greece agree naval parity in the eastern Mediterranean |
| 30th Oct Ankarra Turkey & Greece agree territorial staus quo |
| 1930 | Treaty of Friendship | |
| 10th June Turkey & Greece sign a reciprocation treaty |
| 1930 | Treaty of Reciprocation | |
| 10th June Turkey & Greece sign a reciprocation treaty |
| 1931 | Alliance | |
| 6th Mar A treaty with Russia prohibits changes in Black Sea Fleets without 6 months notice |
| 25th May Turkey agrees a 5 year pact with Italy |
| 30th Oct A 5 yr extension of the alliance with Russia |
| 1931 | United Nations | |
| 18th July Turkey joins the League of Nations |
| 1932 | Diplomacy | |
| 23rd Jan Outstandind biorder disputes are settled with Persia |
| 1933 | Alliance | |
| 15th Sep Turkey signs a 10 year non-aggression pact with Greece |
| 1933 | Diplomacy | |
| 15th Sep Turkey signs a 10 year non-aggression pact with Greece |
| 1933 | Reform | |
| Istanbul Abolishes poligamy, the law now requires the use of family names |
| Istanbul Uses the name Ataturk, "father of the Turks" |
| 1934 | Armament | |
| May Istanbul Turkey distrusts Italy's east Mediterranean policy |
| May Turkey distrusts Italy's policy in the eastern Mediterranean |
| 1934 | Ataturk | |
| Granted title "Ataturk" by the National Assembly, "Father of the Turks" |
| 1934 | Hereditary Titles | |
| 26th Nov Bans hereditary titles |
| 1934 | Name Ataturk | |
| Istanbul Takes the name of Ataturk, meaning "Father Turk" |
| 1934 | Reform | |
| 14th Dec Women are given the vote |
| 1934 | Treaty of Balkans | |
| 9th Feb Istanbul The Turkish, Greek, Romanian, and Yugoslav governments sign the Balkan Pact |
| 9th Feb Turkey, Greece, Romania & Yugoslavia mutually guarantee the security of the Balkan frontiers & pledge not to take any action with regard to any Balkan non-signatory state without previous consultation |
| 1936 | Armament | |
| 20th July Montreux An international commission approves Turkey's request to fortify the Straits |
| 1936 | Fortification Straits | |
| 20th July Montreux An international commission approves Turkey's request to fortify the Straits |
| 1936 | Treaty of Montreux | |
| 20th July Montreux An international commission approves Turkey's request to fortify the Straits |
| 1937 | Alliance | |
| 9th July Saadabad Turkey signs a non-aggression pact with Iran, Iraq & Afghanistan |
| 1937 | Crisis | |
| Dec Alexandretta Turkish claims to Alexandretta threaten peace |
| 1937 | Pact | |
| 9th July Saadabad Turkey signs a non-aggression pact with Iran, Iraq & Afghanistan |
| 1937 | Treaty of Sth West Asian | |
| 9th July Saadabad Turkey signs a non-aggression pact with Iran, Iraq & Afghanistan |
| 1938 | Crisis | |
| July Alexandretta Turkey is granted elections which gives it virtual control |
| 1938 | Death | |
| 10th Nov Death of Maustafa Kemal Ataturk, Dolmabahche Palace in Istanbul |
| 1938 | Diplomacy | |
| 19th June Istanbul Ataturk is visited by the King of Romania, Carol |
| 4th July Hatay France & Turkey agree to keep an equal amount of troops in Hatay |
| 1938 | Health | |
| 17th Oct Ataturk 1st goes into a coma |
| 1938 | Nationalization | |
| 24th Jan Izmir Telephone enterprise is purchased by the government |
| 11th April The Uskudar & Kadikoy Water Companies are purchased |
| 23rd May The Istanbul Electric Company is purchased |
| 1938 | Pact | |
| 14th Jan Saadabad Approved by the Turkish Grand National Assembly |
| 1938 | Purchase Izmir Telephones | |
| 24th Jan Izmir Telephone enterprise is purchased by the government |
| 1938 | Rule of Hatay | |
| 4th July Hatay France & Turkey agree to keep an equal amount of troops in Hatay |
| 4th July Hatay Turkish troops enter Hatay |
| 2nd Sep Hatay The Hatay National Assembly is opened |
| 1938 | Will | |
| 5th Sep Ataturk asks for his will to be written |
| 28th Nov Ataturk's will is opened |
| 1953 | Burial | |
| Ankara Trans ferred to a newly completed mausoleum on a hill overlooking Ankara |
