List of Ottoman battles in the 20th century
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Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
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World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
; for World War I battles, see
List of Ottoman battles in World War I This is a list of battles in World War I in which the Ottoman Empire fought. The Ottoman Empire fought on many fronts including the Eastern Front (World War I), Eastern, Balkans Campaign (World War I)#Romanian Campaign, Romanian and Balkans Campai ...
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Preveza Preveza ( el, Πρέβεζα, ) is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epiru ...
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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
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Italo-Turkish War The Italo-Turkish or Turco-Italian War ( tr, Trablusgarp Savaşı, "Tripolitanian War", it, Guerra di Libia, "War of Libya") was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire from 29 September 1911, to 18 October 1912. As a result o ...
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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, , Italo-Turkish War , - , 22 December 1911, ,
Tobruk Tobruk or Tobruck (; grc, Ἀντίπυργος, ''Antipyrgos''; la, Antipyrgus; it, Tobruch; ar, طبرق, Tubruq ''Ṭubruq''; also transliterated as ''Tobruch'' and ''Tubruk'') is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near ...
, , Italy, , Italo-Turkish War , - , -- bgcolor="#CCFFFF" , 7 January 1912, , Kunfuda Bay, , Italy, , Italo-Turkish War , - , -- bgcolor="#CCFFFF" , 24 February 1912, ,
Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
, , Italy, , Italo-Turkish War , - , 3 March 1912, , Derna, , Italy, , Italo-Turkish War , - , 4 May 1912, ,
Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the S ...
, , Italy, , Italo-Turkish War , - , 8 June 1912, , Zanzur, , Italy, , Italo-Turkish War , - , 20 September 1912, , Zanzur, , Italy, , Italo-Turkish War , - , 9 October 1912, ,
Sarantaporo Sarantaporo ( el, Σαραντάπορο) is a village and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Elassona, of which it is a municipal unit. Pop ...
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Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
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First Balkan War The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...
, - , 19 October 1912, , Yenice, , Greece, , First Balkan War , - , 21 October 1912, , Kırcalı (Kardzhali) , ,
Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
, , First Balkan War , - , 21 October 1912, , Beşpınar (Pente Pigadia), , Greece, , First Balkan War , - , 22 October 1912, , Sorovich , , Greece, , First Balkan War , - , 23 October 1912, ,
Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the largest municipality in the country. Kumanovo lies above sea level and is surrounded by the K ...
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Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
, , First Balkan War , - , 24 October 1912, , Kirk Kilise, , Bulgaria, , First Balkan War , - , 28 October 1912, , İşkodra (Scutari) , , Serbia and
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, , First Balkan War , - , 28 October 1912, ,
Lüleburgaz Lüleburgaz (, Modern Greek: Λουλέ Μπουργκάς ''Lule Burgas'', Bulgarian: Люлебургаз ''Lyuleburgaz''), Bergoulion (Ancient Greek: Βεργούλιον) or Arcadiopolis (Ancient Greek: Αρκαδιόυπολις ''Arkadiópol ...
, , Bulgaria, , First Balkan War , - , 3 November 1912, , Edirne (Adrianople) , , Bulgaria, , First Balkan War , - , 3 November 1912, ,
Prilep Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko. Name The name of Prilep appear ...
, , Serbia, , First Balkan War , - , 5 November 1912, , Himara , , Greece, , First Balkan War , - , 16 November 1912, , Monastir, , Serbia, , First Balkan War , - , 4 November 1912, , First Çatalca , , Bulgaria, , First Balkan War , - , -- bgcolor="#CCFFFF" , 21 November 1912, , Varna (Kaliakra) , , Bulgaria , , First Balkan War , - , 14 November 1912, , Merhamli , , Bulgaria, , First Balkan War , - , -- bgcolor="#CCFFFF" , 16 November 1912, , İmroz (Elli) , , Greece , , First Balkan War , - , 20 December 1912, , Korytsa , , Greece, , First Balkan War , - , -- bgcolor="#CCFFFF" , 18 January 1913, ,
Lemnos Lemnos or Limnos ( el, Λήμνος; grc, Λῆμνος) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The p ...
, , Greece , , First Balkan War , - , 26 January 1913, ,
Bolayır Bolayır is a town in the Gelibolu district of Çanakkale Province, situated on the Gallipoli Peninsula in the European part of Turkey. The settlement was formerly a village. It received in 1958 the status of a town. According to the 2007 census, ...
, , Bulgaria, , First Balkan War , - , 9 February 1913, ,
Şarköy Şarköy, previously known by its Greek name Περίσταση (Peristasi), is a seaside town and district of Tekirdağ Province situated on the north coast of the Marmara Sea in Thrace in Turkey. Şarköy is 86 km west of the town of Tek ...
, , Bulgaria, , First Balkan War , - , 4 March 1913, ,
Bizani Bizani ( el, Μπιζάνι) is a village and a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ioannina, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit ...
, , Greece, , First Balkan War , - , 3 March 1913, , Second Çatalca , , Bulgaria, , First Balkan War , - , 21 July 1913, , Edirne (Adrianople), , Bulgaria, ,
Second Balkan War The Second Balkan War was a conflict which broke out when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with its share of the spoils of the First Balkan War, attacked its former allies, Serbia and Greece, on 16 ( O.S.) / 29 (N.S.) June 1913. Serbian and Greek armies r ...


See also

* List of battles involving the Ottoman Empire *
List of Ottoman battles in World War I This is a list of battles in World War I in which the Ottoman Empire fought. The Ottoman Empire fought on many fronts including the Eastern Front (World War I), Eastern, Balkans Campaign (World War I)#Romanian Campaign, Romanian and Balkans Campai ...
*
List of battles of the Turkish War of Independence This is a list of battles of the Turkish War of Independence. The list does not include battles fought against the rebels and the Ottoman government (for these, see Revolts during the Turkish War of Independence). {, class="sortable wikitable" ! ...
+ + Battles of the Italo-Turkish War Battles involving the Ottoman Empire