Polity Republic of Turkey

This article is about the specific polity Republic of Turkey and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Turkey is a country that controls most of the Anatolian Pensinsula and a small portion of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. The Republic of Turkey emerged after World War I, when it was formally declared on 29 October 1923 as the successor state of the Ottoman Empire. In 2022 the Republic of Turkey changed its official English name to the Republic of Türkiye.

Establishment

  • October 1923: The Republic of Turkey was formally declared.

Chronology

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1. Unification of Saudi Arabia

Were a series of wars and events that resulted in the establishment of modern-day Saudi Arabia.

  • September 1932: On 23 September 1932, Ibn Saud proclaimed the union of the main Saudi dominions of al-Hasa, Qatif, Nejd and the Hejaz as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

2. World War II

Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.

2.1. End of World War II in Europe

Refers to the surrender of Axis forces and the end of World War II and to the territorial changes that were a direct consequence of World War II but happened after the traditional end of the War.

2.1.1. The Surrender of German forces

Surrender of German forces at the end of World War II.

  • May 1945: At the end of World War II Greece freed its islands from German forces.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • October 1927: The Republic of Ararat, led by the central committee of Xoybûn party, declared independence on 28 October 1927 or 1928, during a wave of rebellion among Kurds in southeastern Turkey.
  • October 1930: The Turkish military defeated the Republic of Ararat in September 1930.
  • July 1939: The State of Hatay was transformed de jure into the Hatay Province of Turkey on July 7, 1939, de facto joining the country on July 23, 1939.
  • May 2022: The Republic of Turkey changes its official English name to the Republic of Türkiye.

Disestablishment

  • May 2022: The Republic of Turkey changes its official English name to the Republic of Türkiye.