Ankara Becomes Turkey's Capital
Monday, 15 February 2010
Written by Islamstory
1st of Rabi' Al-Awwal 1342 AH/ October 13th, 1923 AD: Turkish nationalists replaced the Ottoman Empire (ending the Islamic caliphate) with the Republic of Turkey on 29 October 1923. A few days earlier, Ankara had officially replaced Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) as the new Turkish capital city, on 13 October 1923.
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