Italo-Turkish War
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Was a war beteen the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire caused by Italian colonial ambitions. It resulted in the Italian occupation of the Dodecanese and of the Libyan coast (the interior was nominally ceded to Italy but not under its control).
Chronology
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Was the Italian invasion of Ottoman Libya during the Italo-Turkish War.
October 1911: On the morning of 4 October, an Italian naval squadron landed in Tobruch without encountering resistance.
October 1911: Italian Bersaglieri occupied the Mergèb heights, opposed not only by the Turkish garrison but also by about 1,500 Arab irregulars.
December 1911: The Italian forces achieved a significant victory at the Battle of Ain Zara. This victory, occurring near Tripoli in modern-day Libya, was pivotal in consolidating Italian control over the region.
February 1912: The royal decree of November 5, 1911, n. 1247 places Tripolitania and Cyrenaica under the full and entire sovereignty of the Kingdom of Italy.
June 1912: Italian victory at the battle of Zanzur.
June 1912: Landing of Italian troops in Libya with immediate occupation of Bu Sceifa and Gasr-Ahmed.
July 1912: Italian forces take Sidi Alì on July 14th.
August 1912: Italian troops entered Zuara without encountering resistance.
July 1912: Italian occupation of Sidi Said.
October 1911: Italian forces land in Tripoli and occupy the city.
July 1912: Italian occupation of Misrata.
November 1911: On November 10, Tadjoura was occupied by Italian forces.
October 1911: On October 13, Italian Vice Admiral Aubry ordered the occupation of Derna with the troops already present in Tobruch. On October 16, after a violent naval bombardment, Italian forces managed to land in Derna.
January 1912: Italian forces occupied Gargaresh on January 20, 1912.
October 1911: The whole city of Benghasi was occupied in the morning of October 19th.
February 1912: Italian occupation of Lebda.
February 1912: The high ground around Homs was reconquered by the Italians.
October 1911: Italian forces landed in Homs and defeated the 300-strong Turkish garrison.
Was the Aegean front of the First Balkan War.
Was the peace treaty that ended the Italo-Turkish War. The Ottoman Empire ceded Libya to Italy. The Dodecanese was not ceded by the Ottomans, but it was under Italian military occupation and was not given back.
October 1912: On 18 October 1912, Italy and the Ottoman Empire signed the First Treaty of Lausanne, ending the Italo-Turkish War. The Ottoman Turks ceded the provinces of Tripolitania, Fezzan, and Cyrenaica to Italy. These provinces together formed what became known as Libya. The Dodecanese was not officially ceded but was never returned from Italy to Turkey.
