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The following is a
timeline of the
history of the town of
Istanbul , Turkey.
Prior to 4th century
1000 BCE - Thracian tribes founded the settlements of Lygos and Semistra.
657 BCE –
Byzantium founded by Greeks.
513 BCE – City taken by Persians under the rule of
Darius the Great .
[1]
479 BCE – Spartans take control of Byzantium from the Persians following their victory at the
Battle of Plataea .
[1]
411 BCE – Captured by Sparta.
408 BCE – Captured by Athens.
340 BCE – Besieged unsuccessfully by the forces of
Philip II of Macedon .
317 BCE –
Battle of Byzantium .
193 CE
196 – Captured by Septimius Severus.
[2] Walls demolished and city razed.
203
Septimius Severus rebuilds the city.
Hippodrome built (approximate date).
Mese main street built.
Baths of Zeuxippus built (approximate date).
Walls rebuilt (approximate date).
267 – Captured by the
Herules .
4th–15th centuries
15th–18th centuries
19th century
20th century
1900 –
Port of Istanbul opened.
1901
1903
1904
1905
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917 –
Darülelhan conservatory established.
1918
1919
1920 – 5 March:
Green Crescent established.
1921
1922 –
Tayyare Apartments built.
1923
1924
1925 – 12 July:
Apoyevmatini Greek-language newspaper founded.
1926
1927
1928
Electric tram line begins operating on the Asian side.
Paşakapısı Prison established.
1929 –
Istanbul Medical Chamber founded.
1930
1931 –
Italian Synagogue established.
1932 –
Fil Bridge built.
1933
1934 – 26 September:
Haydarpaşa High School established.
1936 –
1938 – 10 November:
Death of Atatürk .
1940
1942 –
1943 –
Taksim Gezi Park built.
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963 –
Gaziosmanpaşaspor founded.
1964
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 ).
[17]
Yapı Merkezi company founded.
1966 –
İdealtepe railway station opened.
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972 –
Desa company established.
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978 – December:
Kadınca women's magazine begins publishing.
1979 –
Istanbul Marathon begins.
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
March:
Hotel Yeşil Ev established.
March 23: Municipality of Greater Istanbul established.
Population: 2,951,000 (estimate).
[18]
1986 – 6 September: Neve Shalom Synagogue massacre. Gunmen kill 22 Jews in an attack orchestrated by Palestinian militant
Abu Nidal .
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991 –
Swissôtel The Bosphorus opened.
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1998 –
Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall built.
1999
21st century
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2022
2024
See also
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