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1908
 
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The Young Turks of Salonika organize a successful uprising against the autocracy of the Ottoman sultan       
1908
 
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Austria annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina, in response to the policy of the Young Turks in Istanbul       
1908
 
    
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria declares his country's independence from Ottoman rule and calls himself Tsar Ferdinand I       
1911
 
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Italy finds a reason to invade Libya, a province of the Turkish empire.       
1912
 
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A national uprising against Turkish rule in Albania launches a full-scale Balkan war       
1912
 
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An Albanian uprising against the Ottoman empire is so successful that the Albanians are able to capture Skopje in Macedonia       
1912
 
   
An armistice agreed between the Ottoman empire and three of the Balkan states ends the war in the Balkans      
1913
 
   
The Balkan states and the Ottoman empire agree an armistice in Bucharest, ending the Second Balkan War      
1913
 
    
A coup led by Enver Pasha brings the Young Turks to power in Istanbul       
1914
 
    
Calouste Gulbenkian earns his nickname – Mr Five Percent – from the share he receives for negotiating oil deals in the Ottoman empire