1979 Event Christian Turks occupy St. Jansbasiliek 1976 Event Turks and Caicos Islands adopts constitution 1973 Birthday Keisha Delancy, Miss Turks and Caicos islands Universe 1997 1964 Event Greek and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus 1963 Event Greek and Turks riot in Cyprus 1917 Event British capture Gaza Palestine from Turks 1916 Event Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia 1915 Event Battle of Kut-el-Amara: Brits defeat Turks in Mesopotamia 1915 Event Massacre of Armenians by Turks starts (Armenian Martyrs Day) 1914 Event Turks sultan Jamal Pasja declares a German holy war 1913 Death Machmud Shevket Pasha, Turks grand vizier, murdered 1894 Event 6,000 Armenians massacred by Turks in Kurdistan 1827 Event Turks capture Acropolis and takes Athens during Greek War of Independ 1826 Event Missolonghi captured by Turks 1800 Event French army defeats Turks at Helipolis Turkey, and advance to Cairo 1799 Event French-Egyptian forces under Napolean I beat Turks at Battle of Abukir 1790 Event Russian troops occupy Ismail on Turks 1739 Event Turkey and Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks 1739 Event Turks defeats Holy Roman Emp at Crocyka Yugoslavia and threaten Belgrade 1716 Event Battle at Peterwardein: Eugenius van Savoye beats Turks 1697 Event Battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen of Savoye beats Turks 1691 Event Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks 1687 Event Venetians take Athens from the Turks 1687 Event Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks and Venetians 1686 Event Habsburgse armies occupy Buda on Turks 1621 Event Battle at Chocim Dniester: King Sigismund II beats Turks 1620 Event Battle at Jassy: Turks beat king Sigismund III of Poland 1595 Event Battle at Giurgevo: Zsigmond Bathory of Transylvania beats Turks 1526 Event Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Mohacs 1517 Event Turks conquer Cairo 1516 Event Battle at Aleppo: Turks beat Syria 1459 Birthday Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II 1453 Event Constantinople falls to Muhammad II (Turks); ends Byzantine Empire 1389 Event Battle of Kossovo; Turks defeat Serbs, Bosnians
