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| 1402 | Bayezid I the Thunderbolt |  |
| Bosnia Bosnia regains its independence after the battle of Ankara |
| Serbia Serbia regains its independence after the battle of Ankara |
| 1824 | Mahmud II | |
| Ipsara An Ottoman Army captures Ipsara from the Greeks |
| Nov Mitylene An Ottoman Army is defeated & nearly destroyed by the Greeks |
| 1825 | Ali, Ibrahim | |
| Morea Lands at the head of an Ottoman force in Morea |
| 1825 | Pasha, Mustapha Mohammad Rehid | |
| Missolonghi Invades Greece from the nth & renews the Greek War of Independence |
| 1827 | Mahmud II | |
| 5th June Athens Turkish forces enter Athens & force the defenders of the Acropolis to capitulate |
| 6th July London Britain, France & Russia pledge to support Greece against the Turks |
| 6th July London The Turkish Sultan will be the supreme ruler of Greece |
| 6th July The Turks are called on to make peace & grant Greek independence |
| 6th July London Turkey rejects the treaty of London which leads to defeat at Navarino |
| Oct Navarino British & French fleets destroy the Turkish navy, the turning point in the war |
| 20th Oct Navarino The Turkish & Egyptian armada is defeated by the British, French & Russians |
| 20th Oct Navarino Turkey rejects the treaty of London which leads to defeat at Navarino |
| 20th Oct Navarino Turkish defeat at Navarino leads to Greek independence |
| 1828 | Mahmud II | |
| Athens Greek nationalists capture Athens |
| Thebes Greek nationalists capture Thebes |
| Peloponnese The French land a force of 10,000 soldiers in the Peloponnese to stop the Ottomans |
| 1829 | Mahmud II | |
| London Ends the war between Russia & Turkey |
| London Establishes the borders of Greece |
| London Establishes the Greek borders & its independence for the 1st time in 4 centuries |
| Adrianople Forced to sign the treaty granting Grece its independence |
| London The London Agreements end the wars between Russia & Turkey of Nov 1828 & March 1829 |
| 1830 | Mahmud II | |
| Samos Mahmout II is forced to recognize the principality of Samos under a Chris tian ruler |
| Samos The Great Powers return Samos to Turkey but it retains its autonomy |
| 1832 | Mahmud II | |
| 11th May Constantinople Greece (Hellas) is recognised as a free country from the Ottoman Empire |
| July Constantinople Greece (Hellas) is recognised as a free country from the Ottoman Empire |
| 10th Dec Samos The Sultan recognizes Samos as a principality with it's own Parliament |
| 10th Dec Samos Turkish suzerainty over Samos Begins & lasts 80 yrs |
| 1834 | Bey, Hassan | |
| 13th May Samos The Turkish Admiral Hassan Bey landed troops at Vathy |
| 23rd Sep Samos The Samiots rise in revolt under the leadership of Themistoklis Sofoulis |
| 1834 | Mahmud II | |
| Samos The Sultan imposes the system of "the Hegemony" on Samos |
| 13th May Samos The Turkish Admiral Hassan Bey landed troops at Vathy |
| 1875 | Abdulhamid I | |
| Egypt gains virtual independence |
| Romania gains virtual independence |
| Serbia gains virtual independence |
| 1878 | Abdulhamid II | |
| Sanefano Independence of Serbia, Bulgaria & Romania is recognized by the treaty of San Stefano |
| June Berlin The Congress of Berlin confirms the independence of Montenegro |
| June Berlin The Congress of Berlin confirms the independence of Romania |
| June Berlin The Congress of Berlin confirms the independence of Serbia |
| 1919 | Ataturk, Maustafa Kemal | |
| Ankara Demands complete independence for all Turkish speaking territories |
| 1920 | Mehmed VI | |
| 10th Aug Under the Treaty of Sevres Arabia is given its independence |
| 10th Aug Hejaz Under the Treaty of Sevres Hejaz is given its independence |
| 10th Aug Sevres Under the treaty of Sevres independence is given to Armenia |
| 10th Aug Sevres Under the treaty of Sevres independence is given to Kurdistan, never implemented |
| 1954 | Menderes, Adnan | |
| Cyprus The Turkish want Cyprus returned or partioned, Britain refuses its independence |
| 1959 | Menderes, Adnan | |
| Istanbul Accepts the London decision that Cyprus should be independent |
| Istanbul A Greek-Turkish plan to make Cyprus independent is endorsed by Makarios |
| 1995 | Ciller, Tansu | |
| 12th April Kurdistan The Kurdistan Parliament in exile is founded in the Hague |
