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Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

Timeline of Events

1453

4.6.1453

Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Istanbul), which falls on May 29.

1509

9.10.1509

An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Istanbul.

1695

1.27.1695

Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his abdication in 1703.

1863

9.16.1863

Robert College of Istanbul-Turkey, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.

1915

4.24.1915

The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.

1923

10.6.1923

The great powers of World War I withdraw from Istanbul

10.13.1923

Ankara replaces Istanbul as the capital of Turkey.

1925

1.30.1925

The Government of Turkey throws Patriarch Constantine VI out of Istanbul.

1930

3.28.1930

Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and Ankara.

1955

9.6.1955

Istanbul Pogrom: Istanbul's Greek and Armenian minority are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom.

1977

5.1.1977

36 people are killed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the Labour Day celebrations.

1986

9.6.1986

In Istanbul, two terrorists from Abu Nidal's organization kill 22 and wound six inside the Neve Shalom synagogue during Shabbat services.

2000

12.19.2000

The Leninist Guerrilla Units wing of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist attack a Nationalist Movement Party office in Istanbul, killing one person and injuring three.