Timeline of Ankara

The following is a 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 Ä°nönü 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).

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See also

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

References

This article incorporates information from the Turkish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Published in 19th century

Published in 20th century

• O. Altaban and M. Güvenç. "Urban Planning in Ankara," Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning 7, no. 2 (1990)
• Contesting Urban Space in Early Republican Ankara. Zeynep Kezer. Journal of Architectural Education 01/1998. .

Published in 21st century

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