Timeline of Ankara

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ankara, Ankara Province, Turkey.

Prior to 14th century

 * 546 BCE – Achaemenid Persians in power (approximate date).
 * 334 BCE – City taken by forces of Alexander III of Macedon.
 * 278 BCE – Celtic Galatians in power.
 * 25 BCE – City taken by forces of Augustus and becomes part of the Roman Empire.
 * 20 BCE – Monumentum Ancyranum built.
 * 3rd century CE – City besieged by Gothic forces.
 * 272 CE – City becomes part of Roman Empire again.
 * 314 – Church council held.
 * 362 – Julian (emperor) of Roman Empire visits city; "Column of Julian" erected.
 * 7th century – City becomes capital of the Opsician Theme.
 * 8th century – City becomes capital of the Bucellarian Theme.
 * 1073 – City becomes part of the Seljuq Empire.
 * 1101 – Ankara Castle captured by the Crusaders.
 * 1227 – Ankara Castle captured by the Seljuqs.

14th–19th centuries

 * 1356 – City taken by forces of Ottoman Orhan I.
 * 1402 – 20 July: Battle of Ankara fought at Çubuk; Turkic Timur takes city.
 * 1403 – Ottomans in power again.
 * 1471 – Mahmut Paşa Bedesteni built.
 * 1523 – Çengel Han built.
 * 1566 – Cenabi Ahmed Pasa Mosque built.
 * 1688 – Earthquake.
 * 1832 – Ankara Castle renovated.
 * 1864 – City becomes capital of the Ankara Vilayet.
 * 1890 – Population: 27,825 (approximate).
 * 1893 – Istanbul-Ankara railway constructed.

20th century

 * 1920
 * 23 April: Government of the Grand National Assembly established.
 * Hakimiyet-i Milliye newspaper begins publication.
 * 1923
 * 13 October: City becomes capital of the Republic of Turkey.
 * Gençlerbirliği S.K. football club formed.
 * 1924
 * Population: 35,000 (approximate).
 * Musiki Muallim Mektebi opens.
 * Presidential Symphony Orchestra headquartered in Ankara.
 * 1925
 * Forest Farm established.
 * Pembe Köşk becomes Turkish presidential residence.
 * 1927
 * Ankara Palas opens.
 * Population: 44,553.
 * Victory Monument erected.
 * 1930
 * City renamed "Ankara."
 * Ethnography Museum of Ankara founded.
 * State Art and Sculpture Museum built.
 * 1932 – Pink Villa built.
 * 1933 – Ankara Zoo established.
 * 1935 – Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium built.
 * 1937 – Ankara Central Station inaugurated.
 * 1938 – November: State funeral of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk held.
 * 1940 – State Conservatory established.
 * 1943 – Gençlik Parkı (park) and Museum of Anatolian Civilizations opens.
 * 1945 – Population: 226,712.
 * 1946 – University of Ankara founded.
 * 1948 – Ankara Opera House inaugurated.
 * 1950 – Population: 286,781.
 * 1953 – Anıtkabir mausoleum of Atatürk erected.
 * 1955 – Esenboğa Airport begins operating.
 * 1956 – Middle East Technical University.
 * 1961 – Turkish Grand National Assembly Museum opens.
 * 1967 – Hacettepe University founded.
 * 1971 – Barıṣ newspaper begins publication.
 * 1973 – Population: 1,461,345 city; 1,553,897 urban agglomeration (approximate).
 * 1974 – Yenikent Asaş Stadium built.
 * 1978 – 9 October: Bahçelievler massacre.
 * 1982 – 7 August: Esenboğa International Airport attack.
 * 1983 – 16 January: Airplane accident.
 * 1984
 * City administration reorganized.
 * Mehmet Altınsoy becomes mayor of Greater Ankara.
 * Bilkent University founded.
 * Turkish Aerospace Industries headquartered in Ankara.
 * Population: 2,019,000 (estimate).
 * 1987 – Kocatepe Mosque built.
 * 1989
 * National Assembly Mosque and Atakule Tower built.
 * Murat Karayalçın becomes mayor.
 * 1990 – March: Bombings.
 * 1991 – Sheraton Ankara in business.
 * 1993
 * Bilkent Symphony Orchestra founded.
 * Vedat Aydın becomes mayor.
 * 1994 – Melih Gökçek becomes mayor.
 * 1997 – Ankara Metro begins operating.

21st century

 * 2003 – Göksu Park was opened.
 * 2004 – Wonderland Ankara was opened.
 * 2005 – Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum of technology established.
 * 2006 – 17 May: Turkish Council of State shooting.
 * 2007
 * 22 May: 2007 Ankara bombing.
 * Population: 3,953,344 (urban)
 * 2009 – Eskişehir-Ankara Yüksek Hızlı Tren high-speed railway begins operating.
 * 2010
 * Cer Modern museum inaugurated.
 * Ankara Arena was opened for use.
 * 11 March: The events of the 21st Ankara International Film Festival started.
 * 8 April: Başkent Volleyball Hall was opened.
 * 28 August: 2010 FIBA World Championship Group C matches started in Ankara.
 * 2011
 * Kumrular Street attack was carried out by the PKK. 5 civilians lost their lives.
 * 17 March: The events of the 22nd Ankara International Film Festival started.
 * 2012 - Population: 4,417,522.
 * 2013
 * 1 February: 2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara.
 * 19 April: Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque was opened.
 * May–June: 2013 Taksim Gezi Park protests.
 * 22 May: 2013 Turkish Cup Final match played in Ankara.
 * 5 December: TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum was closed to use.
 * 2014
 * 12 February: M3 (Ankara metro) was opened for use.
 * 7 March: Within 2 thousand 117 pieces of toys where "Ankapark" was opened to the public.
 * 13 March: M2 (Ankara metro) was opened for use.
 * 5 August: Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway opened for service.
 * 17 October: It opened for use as it renovated Ottoman Stadium.
 * 20 October: Presidential Palace was opened.
 * 2015
 * 1 January: Battle of Sakarya Historical National Park was opened for use.
 * 10 October: 86 die, 186 are injured from two explosions near peace rally.
 * 31 October: Cebeci İnönü Stadium was closed to use.
 * 2016
 * 17 February: 2016 Ankara Merasim Street bombing attack
 * 13 March: 2016 Ankara Güvenpark-Kızılay Square bombing attack
 * 19 December: Andrei Karlov was assassinated.
 * 25 December: The 2016 Ankara Cup event was held.
 * 2017
 * 5 January: Otoyol 21 project 5th (Niğde-Pozantı) was prepared.
 * Population: 5,445,026 (estimate, urban agglomeration).