6. History of Turkey Diplomatic row with America, after a US congressional committee calls the killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide in history . Turkey signs code of behavior banning death penalty for all crimes. Turkey is modernized and people move to other parts of the world for business. About 1.5 million working out of Turkey. Demirel elected President, Tansu Ciller is new Prime Minister, Turkey also joins the EU Customs Union 1980Kanan Evren leads military coup. 3 years of military government Stable for most of for most of World War II, Turkey declares war on Germany and Japan, but does not take part in combat. Joins United Nations. The Ottoman Empire was strong, controlling many regions. They were involved in world war 1, later empire loses everything but Turkey weakening. Alexander the Great concurred Turkey, part of Asia minor. Later, it became the capital of the Byzantium empire. 2007 2004 1994 1993 1980 1945 1500-1600 330 B.C. Name of Event 8 New death penalty law Moving out of Turkey Name of Event 5 Military World war 2 Ottoman Empire Alexander the Great, Byzantine, empire capital.