Permanent historical factsheet

Independence of Turkey

Turkey · Government / Government of Turkey. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1919–1995Date range
3Named people
4Places

Chronological records

1919

Maustafa Kemal Ataturk1919

Ankara · Government / Government of Turkey

Demands complete independence for all Turkish speaking territories

1954

Adnan Menderes1954

Cyprus · Government / Government of Turkey

The Turkish want Cyprus returned or partioned, Britain refuses its independence

1959

Adnan Menderes1959

Istanbul · Government / Government of Turkey

A Greek-Turkish plan to make Cyprus independent is endorsed by Makarios. Accepts the London decision that Cyprus should be independent

1995

Tansu Ciller12 April 1995

Kurdistan · Government / Government of Turkey

The Kurdistan Parliament in exile is founded in the Hague

Names involved

Adnan MenderesMaustafa Kemal AtaturkTansu Ciller

Provenance

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