Border history · 1886–2023

Turkey borders over time

CShapes records 8 changes to the borders of Turkey (also recorded as Ottoman Empire) between 1886 and 2023. It was independent for the whole period. Its territory covers 779,964 km², less than the 2,823,075 km² it covered in 1886. The largest single change came on October 18, 1912, when it lost about 881,852 km².

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Border changes
8
Area today
779,964 km²
Largest change
−881,852 km² (1912)
Status
Independent
October 14, 1923 – presentChoose a period to see its borders. The dashed line is the period before.

Timeline of Turkey's borders

Each period is one border version in CShapes, with its area and the change from the period before.

  1. January 1, 1886 – October 17, 1912

    2,823,075 km²First recorded versionIndependentWorld map in 1886

  2. October 18, 1912 – December 31, 1912

    1,941,223 km²−881,852 km²Independent

  3. January 1, 1913 – May 29, 1913

    1,912,567 km²−28,656 km²Independent

  4. May 30, 1913 – November 2, 1914

    1,784,487 km²−128,080 km²IndependentWorld map in 1913

  5. November 3, 1914 – March 2, 1918

    1,705,783 km²−78,704 km²IndependentWorld map in 1915

  6. March 3, 1918 – October 29, 1918

    1,731,860 km²+26,077 km²IndependentWorld map in 1918

  7. October 30, 1918 – April 25, 1920

    1,657,472 km²−74,388 km²IndependentWorld map in 1919

  8. April 26, 1920 – October 13, 1923

    779,964 km²−877,508 km²IndependentWorld map in 1920

  9. October 14, 1923 – present

    779,964 km²±0 km²IndependentWorld map in 1924

What changed

Independence, transfers between rulers, and border changes recorded for this country.

  1. Turkey loses about 881,852 km² of territory.
  2. Turkey loses about 156,736 km² of territory in 2 separate changes during the year.
  3. Turkey loses about 78,704 km² of territory.
  4. Turkey loses about 48,312 km² of territory in 2 separate changes during the year.
  5. Turkey loses about 877,507 km² of territory.