Significant Events of Turkey

By Soc_Nguyen
  • Turkey became a country

    Turkey became a country

    Turkey became an official country, formed by the Anatolian. The first president is named Mustafa Kemal
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    Turkish-Korean War

    The Turkish join the Korean War
  • Turkey hosts the United State Air Forces

    Turkey hosts the United State Air Forces

    Turkey hosted the United State Air Forces in the Incirlik Air base as a restraint to the Soviet Union.

  • Istanbul Carnation

    The Istanbul carnation drives away many Christians and Greek from the country
  • Invasion of Cyprus

    Invasion of Cyprus

    The Turkish invaded the Northern Cyprus along the Cyprus Coup.
  • Turkish-Greek Aegean dispute

    Turkish-Greek Aegean dispute

    Turkey and Greece disagreed and started war over an island called Aegean.
  • The KOSOVO war

    The KOSOVO war

    The KOSOVO civil war started in Turkey in 1999, it later ended in the same year.
  • The EU interaction with Turkey

    The EU interaction with Turkey

    The Europe Union negotiate deals of succession with Turkey, but then failed because of disagreements

  • First Freely Elected President

    The Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan was chosen to be the first freely elected president of the Nation.

  • First Covid case

    The first covid case in Turkey is discovered, the covid varient is SARS-Covi