Italo-Turkish War
Italy's war against the Ottoman Empire for Libya and Aegean islands, foreshadowing Ottoman territorial contraction.
Historical overview
Overview adapted from a Wikipedia summary and stored locally on May 11, 2026.
The Italo-Turkish War, also known as the Turco-Italian War, was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire from 29 September 1911 to 18 October 1912. As a result of this conflict, Italy captured coastal areas of the Ottoman Tripolitania Vilayet, of which the main sub-provinces were Fezzan, Cyrenaica, and Tripoli itself. These territories became the colonies of Italian Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, which would later merge into Italian Libya.
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Imperial world order
Large empires still structure much of the map, including Ottoman, Russian, British, French and Austro-Hungarian power.
Colonial borders dominate Africa and Asia. The Balkan Wars begin the rapid retreat of Ottoman Europe.