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Capture of Turkey

Name: Capture of Turkey – Turkey factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Turkey · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

1468–1516Date range

2Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1468

Mehmed II the Conqueror1468

Warfare / Military

Mehmed II the Conqueror captures Albania

1516

Selim I the Grim1516

Warfare / Military

Captures Syria & prepares an invasion of Egypt

Names involved

Mehmed II the ConquerorSelim I the Grim

Provenance

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