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10th June 1916: Battle of Mecca signals the start of the Arab Revolt

  • 10th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Arabia, Britain, Egypt, First World War, France, Jordan, Mecca, Ottoman Empire, Revolution, Turkey

The Arab Revolt began fully on June 10th 1916 when Grand Sharif Hussein bin Ali, the guardian of the holy city of Mecca, ordered his troops to attack the Ottoman Caliphate’s garrison in the city.

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29th May 1453: The Fall of Constantinople

  • 29th May 2020
  • Tagged as: Byzantine Empire, Greece, Holy Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, Renaissance, Turkey

On the 29th May 1453 the troops of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II successfully took control of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

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16th May 1916: The Sykes-Picot Agreement ratified by Britain and France

  • 16th May 2020
  • Tagged as: Arab Revolt, Arabia, Britain, First World War, France, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Russia, Sykes-Picot

The secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between Britain and France, formally known as the Asia Minor Agreement, was ratified.

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30th March 1856: The Crimean War officially ends with the Treaty of Paris

  • 30th March 2020
  • Tagged as: Black Sea, Crimean War, Eastern Question, France, Ottoman Empire, Paris, Russia, Treaty of Paris, Turkey

The Crimean War began in October 1853, having been triggered by disagreements between Russia and the Ottoman Empire regarding Russia’s right to protect the Orthodox Christian minority in the Ottoman-controlled Holy Land.

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1st November 1911: First ever aerial bombing from a plane takes place during the Italo-Turkish War

  • 1st November 2019
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, Bomb, Italy, Libya, Ottoman Empire, Technology, Turkey, War

On the 1st November 1911, the first aerial bombing using an aeroplane took place when Italian Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti dropped four grenades on Turkish troops in Libya.

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