1974 Event Head-on collision between two buses kills 21 (Ankara, Turkey) 1971 Event "City Command" kidnaps 4 U.S. military men at Ankara, Turkey 1930 Event Constantinople and Angora changes names to Istanbul and Ankara 1923 Event Angora (Ankara) becomes Turkey's capital 1920 Event Turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara 1402 Event Battle at Ancyra/Angora/Ankara: Timur Lenk beats sultan Bajezid I
