00:00How did Turkey's territory change over time?
00:02The Ottomans first appeared in late 13th century in northwestern Anatolia.
00:06During the 14th and 15th centuries, they expanded rapidly, conquering much of Anatolia and crossing into Europe.
00:12By 1453, the capture of Constantinople made the Ottomans a major imperial power.
00:18In the 16th century, the empire reached its greatest extent, controlling the Balkans, Anatolia, the Middle East, North Africa, and
00:25parts of the Caucasus.
00:26From the late 17th century onward, territorial losses began due to wars with Austria-Hungary, Russia, and other European powers
00:33and internal decline.
00:35Large areas in southeastern Europe were lost during the 18th and 19th centuries as nationalist movements grew.
00:41After World War I, the Ottoman Empire was dismantled, and most of its remaining lands were occupied.
00:47The Turkish War of Independence led to the creation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.
00:51Since then, Turkey's territory has remained mostly stable in its modern form, aside from them gaining control of northern Cyprus
00:58in 1974.
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