1.000.000 – 15.000 BC PALEOLITHIC AGE

15.000 – 9.000 BC  MESOLITHIC AGE

9.000 – 5.500 BC NEOLITHIC  AGE

6.500 – 5.500 BC LATE NEOLITHIC AGE

5.500 – 3.000 BC  CHALCOLITHIC  AGE

4.500 – 3.000  BC  LATE CHALCOLITHIC

3.000 – 2.000 BC EARLY BRONZE AGE

2.500 – 2.000 PRE-HITTIT ERA (HATTI PERIOD)

2.000 – 1.800 ASSYRIAN TRADE COLONIES PERIOD

1.800 – 1.650 BC PROTO – HITTITE PERIOD

1.650 – 1.450 BC  OLD HITTITE KINGDOM

1.450  HITTITE EMPIRE

1,286 BC The war between the Hittites and Egyptians (Kadesh War) results in the world's first international treaty.

1,200 – 1,100 BC Anatolian civilizations were destroyed by the sea people. During this period the Trojan War results in the fall and sack of Troy. Hattussas, the Hittite capital is destroyed and the Hittite Empire collapses. The Empire is organized as small city states at Carchemish, Karatepe, Zincirli and Aslantepe.

1,100 – 1,000 BC Beginning of the Greek migration to the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Miletus becomes the first greek colony and city.

IRON AGE CIVILIZATIONS OF ANATOLIA

900 – 600 BC  PHRYGIANS IN CENTRAL ANATOLIA

BC URARTION CIVILIZATION IN EASTERN ANATOLIA

858 – 650 800 – 600 BC  LYCIANS IN WESTERN ANATOLIA

900 – 600 BC  LYDIANS IN WESTERN ANATOLIA

800 – 500 BC IONIAN CITY STATES IN COASTAL WESTERN ANATOLIA

CLASSICAL PERIOD

600 – 400  PERSIAN INVASION

          400 – 300 BC HELENISTIC  PERIOD

300 – 371 AD ROMAN PERIOD

371 – 1453 BYZATINE PERIOD

1300 – 1923 OTTOMAN PERIOD

1923 FROM  REPUBLIC OF TURKEY