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The history of human
habitation in Anatolia, heartland
of the Turkish
Republic, goes back 25,000 years—an
incredible stretch of time.
Timeline
of Turkey's History
The history of Anatolia & Turkey
from 23,000 BC to 1950 AD.
The Hittites (1900-1200
BC)
The Biblical empire that fought with
Pharaoh.
Phrygia (1200-600
BC)
The Phrygians under King
Midas gave us embriodery, cymbals,
the musical triangle, and more.
Hellenic
Civilization (1200-600
BC)
Western civilization started here.
Alexander
the Great & Hellenistic Civilization (334
BC)
Conquering the world in his early 30s....
The
Romans in Turkey (250
BC-330 AD)
To the Romans, Anatolia was the province of Asia
Minor.
The
Journeys of St. Paul
He was from Tarsus, on the Mediterranean
coast, so this was his himeland....
The Byzantines (330-1453
AD)
A thousand years of art, culture, religion
and political turmoil.
The Seljuk
Turks (1071-1243)
Omar Khayyam, Mevlana Jelaleddin Rumi,
civil tolerance, constant war, and
great architecture....
The Ottoman
Empire (1288-1923)
From warrior principality to huge
empire and "Sick Man of Europe" in
500 years—not to mention the Orient
Express.
The
Turkish Republic (1923-Present)
A modern democratic state built
on the ruins of a medieval theocratic
monarchy.
Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)
Brilliant general, masterful
statesman, social reformer, powerful
advocate of secularism and women's
rights.
Want to see it all in a 90-second Flash
animation? Click here: the history of
the Middle east in 90 seconds!
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