# Timeline of Ankara

"none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ankara, Ankara Province, Turkey.

## Prior to 14th century

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Palaeolithic Anatolia c. 500,000–  10,000 BC Mesolithic Anatolia c. 11,000–  9,000 BC Neolithic Anatolia c. 8,000–  5,500 BC :
Bronze AgeTroy 3000–700 BCHattians 2500–2000 BCAkkadian Empire 2400–2150 BCLuwians 2300–1400 BCAssyria 1950–1750 BCKussara 1780–1680 BCAchaeans (Homer) 1700–1300 BCKizzuwatna 1650–1450 BCHittites 1680–1220 BCArzawa 1500–1320 BCMitanni 1500–1300 BCHayasa-Azzi 1500–1290 BCLycia 1450–350 BCAssuwa 1300–1250 BCDiauehi 1200–800 BCNeo-Hittites 1200–800 BCPhrygia 1200–700 BCCaria 1150–547 BCTuwanuwa 1000–700 BCIonia 1000–545 BCUrartu 859–595/585 BC :
Iron AgeDiauehi 1200–800 BCNeo-Hittites 1200–800 BCPhrygia 1200–700 BCCaria 1150–547 BCDoris 1100–560 BCAeolis 1000–560 BCTuwanuwa 1000–700 BCIonia 1000–545 BCUrartu 859–595/585 BCMedian Empire 678–549 BCLydia 685–547 BC :
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Achaemenid Empire 559–331 BCKingdom of Alexander the Great 334–301 BCKingdom of Cappadocia 322–130 BCAntigonids 306–168 BCSeleucid Empire 305–64 BCPtolemaic Kingdom 305–30 BCKingdom of Pontus 302–64 BCBithynia 297–74 BCAttalid kingdom 282–129 BCGalatia 281–64 BCParthian Empire 247 BC–224 ADArmenian Empire 190 BC–428 ADRoman Republic 133–27 BCCommagene 163 BC–72 ADAncient Rome 133 BC-27 BC–330 ADSasanian Empire 224–651 AD (briefly in Anatolia) :
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Eastern Roman Empire (330–1453; 1204-1261 in exile as Empire of Nicaea)Rashidun Caliphate (637–656)Great Seljuk State (1037–1194)Danishmends (1071–1178)Sultanate of Rum (1077–1307)Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1078–1375)Anatolian beyliks (1081–1423)County of Edessa (1098–1150)Artuqids (1101–1409)Empire of Trebizond (1204–1461)Latin Empire (1204–1261)Karamanids (1250–1487)Ilkhanate (1256–1335)Kara Koyunlu (1375–1468)Ak Koyunlu (1378–1501) :
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* 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).

## Images

* Palace of Çankaya (Pink Villa), 1935
* Gençlik Park
* Ankara Opera House
* Old parliament building. Bus in front 1935.
* A westbound YHT train waiting at Ankara station
* New Presidential Compound in Ankara