Dec 28, 2009
12 Muharram 1431

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Sultan Soloman the Magnificient conquers Rhodes
First Heart Transplantation (1961)
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Today in 1925, Atatürk visited Konya
Independence Day of İÇEL (1922)

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Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I (Blue Mosque) started to be built

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Ottoman-English Treaty signed (1799)
Independence Day of ADANA
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Death of Sultan Muhammed IV (1693)
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Inauguration of Hirfanlı Dam (1960)
Independence day of Erzin
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Independence Day of DÖRTYOL
Retreat of invading forces from Dardanelles (1916)

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Victory Day of İnönü Battle

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Administrators' Day

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Today in 1912, info of Turkish-Italian war info was received with pamphlets thrown from airplanes

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87^th Anniversary of Death of Atatürk's Mother (Zübeyde Hanım). in 1923

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1) Today in 1881, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce was established,
2) Today in 1883, University of Marmara was established.
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Death of Sultan Murad III in 1595

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1) Today in 1875, Galata Tunnel was inaugurated in Istanbul,
2) Today in 1969, Medical Faculty was inaugurated in Diyarbakır
Camel Wrestling Festivity in Selçuk

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Today in 1910, Çırağan Palace in İstanbul was burned of electrical short circuit, today one of the best hotels of Turkey on the Bosphorus

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Sun is in AQUARIUS Zodiac
Today in 1639, Sultan Mustafa I died
Today in 2003, MERNIS Project went underway. Every Turkish citizen given an ID number

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Today in 1774, Sultan Mustafa III dies and Sultan Abdulhamid I ascends the throne

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Today in 1933, Atatürk visited Kütahya

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Indicates Official Turkish Holidays and Week-ends Islamic Calendar and Religious Days. Warnings for the mariners and related people about Meteorological events. Indicates General Information. Shows anniversaries.