The Entire History of Turkey in 16 Minutes

The history of Turkey from the Seljuks to 2026: a country that kept moving its capital, and how every move changed what it was. Follow two threads across a thousand years: the capital cities, and the narrow straits every ruler fought to control. Empires in Minutes tells a country's whole story in one calm, original documentary. In this video: Ankara, 1923: why a small town became the capital Three myths about the Turks, Istanbul and the Ottomans Anatolia before the Turks: Hittites, Greeks and Rome Manzikert, the Seljuks and Konya Mongols, the beyliks and Osman Bursa, Gallipoli and Edirne 1453 and the fall of Constantinople Suleiman and the height of the Ottoman Empire Decline, reform and the sick man of Europe World War I, Gallipoli and 1915 The War of Independence and the Treaty of Lausanne Atatürk's reforms and the Montreux Convention Multiparty Turkey, coups, Cyprus and the PKK conflict Turkey today: economy, politics and the straits Where sources differ: some figures and terms are disputed, including the 1915 death toll and how it is named, the number of people affected by the 1920s population exchange, and the deaths in the Kurdish revolts. The video names who says what. Facts on modern Turkey are current to October 19, 2026. Topics covered: Turkey history, Ottoman Empire, Seljuks, Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, Istanbul, Ankara, Atatürk, Republic of Turkey, Bosphorus, Dardanelles, modern Turkey. Which capital move changed Turkey the most: Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul or Ankara? Tell us in the comments. Subscribe to Empires in Minutes for the whole history of a new country every week, and tell us which country to cover next. Sources worth exploring: TurkStat, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, FRONTLINE, Al Jazeera, the Montreux Convention archives. #Turkey #History #OttomanEmpire