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).

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.