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1979 Christian Turks occupy St. Jansbasiliek

1976 Turks and Caicos Islands adopts constitution

1973 Keisha Delancy, Miss Turks and Caicos islands Universe 1997

1964 Greek and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus

1963 Greek and Turks riot in Cyprus

1917 British capture Gaza Palestine from Turks

1916 Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia

1915 Battle of Kut-el-Amara: Brits defeat Turks in Mesopotamia

1915 Massacre of Armenians by Turks starts (Armenian Martyrs Day)

1914 Turks sultan Jamal Pasja declares a German holy war

1913 Machmud Shevket Pasha, Turks grand vizier, murdered

1894 6,000 Armenians massacred by Turks in Kurdistan

1827 Turks capture Acropolis and takes Athens during Greek War of Independ

1826 Missolonghi captured by Turks

1800 French army defeats Turks at Helipolis Turkey, and advance to Cairo

1799 French-Egyptian forces under Napolean I beat Turks at Battle of Abukir

1790 Russian troops occupy Ismail on Turks

1739 Turkey and Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks

1739 Turks defeats Holy Roman Emp at Crocyka Yugoslavia and threaten Belgrade

1716 Battle at Peterwardein: Eugenius van Savoye beats Turks

1697 Battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen of Savoye beats Turks

1691 Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks

1687 Venetians take Athens from the Turks

1687 Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks and Venetians

1686 Habsburgse armies occupy Buda on Turks

1621 Battle at Chocim Dniester: King Sigismund II beats Turks

1620 Battle at Jassy: Turks beat king Sigismund III of Poland

1595 Battle at Giurgevo: Zsigmond Bathory of Transylvania beats Turks

1526 Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Mohacs

1517 Turks conquer Cairo

1516 Battle at Aleppo: Turks beat Syria

1459 Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II

1453 Constantinople falls to Muhammad II (Turks); ends Byzantine Empire

1389 Battle of Kossovo; Turks defeat Serbs, Bosnians



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