Italo-Turkish War
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The Italo-Turkish War (1911–1912) was a conflict between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire over control of Libya and the Dodecanese Islands, marking one of the final stages in the empire’s decline and an early proving ground for future World War I leaders.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial war
ⓘ
conflict between states ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
Carlo Caneva
ⓘ
Enver Pasha ⓘ Fethi Okyar ⓘ Giovanni Giolitti ⓘ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ |
| casusBelli | Italian ultimatum to the Ottoman Empire in September 1911 ⓘ |
| cause |
Italian desire for colonial expansion in North Africa
ⓘ
Italian nationalist ambitions ⓘ Ottoman weakness and declining control over provinces ⓘ |
| conflictForControlOf |
Cyrenaica
ⓘ
Dodecanese ⓘ
surface form:
Dodecanese Islands
Fezzan ⓘ Libya ⓘ Tripolitania ⓘ |
| consequence |
Italian annexation of Libya
ⓘ
Dodecanese campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Italian occupation of the Dodecanese
weakening of Ottoman control in North Africa ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Italy
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Turkey (Ottoman Empire)
|
| endDate | 1912-10-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Balkan Wars ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Kingdom of Italy
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| involvedFutureWWILeader |
Enver Pasha
ⓘ
Giulio Douhet ⓘ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ |
| location |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of aerial bombing
ⓘ
first military use of aircraft in history ⓘ testing ground for tactics later used in World War I ⓘ |
| partOf | decline of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Italian colonial expansion in the Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Italian Libya
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian colonization of Libya
Scramble for Africa ⓘ |
| result | Italian victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1911-09-29 ⓘ |
| theatre |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Cyrenaica ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrenaican coast
Libyan Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Tripolitanian desert
|
| treaty |
Treaty of Lausanne (1912)
ⓘ
Treaty of Ouchy ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
aircraft
ⓘ
airship ⓘ artillery ⓘ machine gun ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.