The following is a timeline of the history of the town of Istanbul, Turkey.
657 BC – Byzantium founded by Greeks.
196 – City taken by Septimius Severus.
203 – Hippodrome built (approximate date).
330 – Constantine relocates seat of the Eastern Roman Empire to Byzantium; renames it "Constantinople".
365 – City taken by forces of Procopius.
381 – First Council of Constantinople held in Hagia Irene church.
390 – Obelisk of Theodosius installed.
413 – Theodosian Walls built.
476 – Basilica Cistern rebuilt (approximate date).
532 – Nika riots.
537 – Hagia Sophia church built.
543 – Column of Justinian erected.
626 – Siege of Constantinople (626) by Avars, Slavs and Sassanid Persians.
674 – Siege of Constantinople (674–78) begins.
717 – Siege of Constantinople (717–18).
813 – City besieged by Bulgarian forces.
821 – City besieged by forces of Thomas the Slav.
860 – Siege of Constantinople (860).
907 – Siege of Constantinople (907).
941 – Siege of Constantinople (941).
1100 – Paper in use.
1203 – Siege of Constantinople (1203) by the Fourth Crusade, in which Alexius IV was able to usurp the throne after Alexius III fled to Thrace.
1204 – Siege of Constantinople (1204) by the Fourth Crusade, in which the Byzantines were overwhelmed and the city thoroughly sacked.
1348 – Galata Tower built.
1376 – City besieged by forces of Andronikos IV Palaiologos.
1410 – June: Battle of Kosmidion.
1411 – Siege of Constantinople (1411).
1422 – Siege of Constantinople (1422).
1453
6 April-29 May: Final Siege of Constantinople; City besieged by Ottoman forces; Mehmed II in power.
Capital of the Ottoman Empire relocated to Constantinople from Edirne.
Hagia Sophia (mosque) in use.
1460 – Grand Bazaar built (approximate date).
1459 – Topkapı Palace construction begins.
1478 – Galata Mosque in use.
1491 – Firuz Ağa Mosque built in Fatih.
1509 – 1509 Constantinople earthquake.
1520 – Suleiman the Magnificent becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
1554 – Coffee house in business.
1558 – Süleymaniye Mosque built.
1577 – Observatory of Taqi al-Din built.
1584 – Çemberlitaş Hamamı (bath) built.
1616 – Sultan Ahmed Mosque built.
1746 – Kalenderhane Mosque consecrated.
1766 – Earthquake.
1821 – Constantinople Massacre of 1821.
1844 – Naum Theatre opens.
1845 – Galata Bridge built.
1856 – Dolmabahçe Palace built in Beşiktaş.
1861 – Al-Jawâ'ib begins publication.
1863 – First painting exhibition sponsored by Sultan Abdul Aziz
1870 – June 5: Fire in Pera.
1871 – American College for Girls established in Arnavutköy.
1880 – Yıldız Palace built.
1883
School of Economics established.
Orient Express (Paris–Istanbul) begins operating.
1890 – Kum Kapu demonstration.
1891 – Imperial Museum founded.
1894
10 July: an earthquake in the Gulf of İzmit kills about 1,300
Pando's Creamery in business.
1905 – 21 July: Yıldız assassination attempt.
1908 – Istanbul declared a province with nine constituent districts.
1912 – Gülhane Park opens.
1913 – Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum opens.
1914 – Darülbedayi theatre founded.
1915 – The 20 Hunchakian gallows hanging occurs in Beyazıt Square.
1918 – 13 November: Occupation of Constantinople by Allied forces begins, per Armistice of Mudros.
1919 – Sultanahmet demonstrations.
1923
City becomes part of the newly formed Republic of Turkey.
Turkish capital relocated from Istanbul to Ankara.
1924 – Airport opens in Yeşilköy.
1930 – City renamed "Istanbul".
1933 – Istanbul University established.
1938 – 10 November: Death of Atatürk.
1940
Baghdad Railway begins operating.
Atatürk Bridge built.
Population: 789,346.
1947 – İnönü Stadium opens in Beşiktaş.
1950 – Population: 1,000,022.
1955 – 6–7 September: Istanbul pogrom.
1958 – Küçük Emek cinema opens.
1964 – Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage opens.
1965 – Population: 2,293,823 (districts of Adalar, Bakırköy, Beşiktaş, Beykoz, Beyoğlu, Çatalca, Eyüp, Fatih, Gaziosmanpaşa, Kadıköy, Kartal, Sarıyer, Silivri, Şile, Şişli, Üsküdar, Yalova, and Zeytinburnu).
1969 – Bloody Sunday (1969).
1973
Bosphorus Bridge built.
Istanbul Festival begins.
1975 – 30 January: Airplane crash
1977 – 1 May: Taksim Square massacre.
1979 – Istanbul Marathon begins.
1982 – International Istanbul Film Festival begins.
1984 – March 23: Municipality of Greater Istanbul established.
1988 – Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge built.
1989
Istanbul Metro begins operating.
Kadıköy Haldun Taner Stage in use.
1994
Galata Bridge rebuilt.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan becomes mayor of greater Istanbul.
1995 – 1995 Gazi Quarter riots.
1996 – United Nations Conference on Human Settlements held.
1999
1999 Istanbul bombings.
1999 İzmit earthquake
2000
City expands to include districts of Avcılar, Bağcılar, Bahçelievler, Esenler, Güngören, Maltepe, Sultanbeyli, and Tuzla (approximate date).
Population: 10,018,735.
2003
Istanbul Pride begins.
November: 2003 Istanbul bombings.
Miniatürk park opens.
2004
City boundaries become coterminous with those of Istanbul Province.
Kadir Topbaş becomes mayor of Greater Istanbul.
March 9, 2004 attack on Istanbul restaurant.
June: City hosts 2004 Istanbul summit.
2005 – Sabancı Performing Arts Center opens in Tuzla.
2007
April: Republic Protest.
Süreyya Opera House in Kadıköy.
2008
Istanbul expands to include districts of Arnavutköy, Ataşehir, Başakşehir, Beylikdüzü, Çekmeköy, Esenyurt, Sancaktepe, and Sultangazi.
1 February: 2008 Istanbul fireworks explosion in Davutpaşa.
July: 2008 Istanbul bombings.
Labour strike in Tuzla.
2009
City districts increased from 32 to 39.
Istanbul Congress Center built.
Depo art space founded.
2010
31 October: 2010 Istanbul bomb blast.
Baklahorani (carnival) revived.
2012
26 February 2012 Istanbul rally to commemorate the Khojaly massacre held.
Museum of Innocence opens.
Population: 13,854,740.
2013
28 May: Gezi Park protests begin in Taksim Square.
29 October: the first phase of the Marmaray project opened for public use.
2014
29 November: Pope Francis visit to meet with Patriarch Bartholomew I and Muslim leaders.
Sancaklar Mosque built in Büyükçekmece.[1]
2016 – 28 June: Istanbul Atatürk Airport attack.
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