American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Ottoman Turkey (1820–1923)

1. American Board founded in Boston

   Jan 1, 1810Labels: American Board, New England, Boston

   • Britannica
   • Harvard Library

2. ABCFM commissions Parsons and Fisk for Palestine

   Oct 31, 1819Labels: ABCFM Prudential, Levi Parsons, Pliny Fisk

   • NLA Catalog
   • JAST Article

3. Parsons and Fisk arrive at Smyrna

   Jan 15, 1820Labels: Parsons and, Smyrna zmir, American Protestant

   • Britannica
   • JAST Article

4. Cyrus Hamlin founds Bebek Seminary near Constantinople

   Jan 1, 1840Labels: Cyrus Hamlin, Bebek Seminary, Constantinople

   • Hamlin Bio
   • Anatolia History

5. First Armenian Evangelical Church organized in Constantinople

   Jul 1, 1846Labels: Armenian Evangelical, Constantinople, Armenian Protestants

   • AEC Page
   • World History

6. Ottoman decree recognizes Protestants as a millet

   Jan 1, 1850Labels: Ottoman decree, Protestant millet, Ottoman Empire

   • World History

7. ABCFM establishes a mission center in Kayseri

   Jan 1, 1854Labels: Kayseri mission, ABCFM Anatolia, Central Anatolia

   • CIJE Study

8. Reform Edict expands rights regardless of creed

   Feb 18, 1856Labels: Islahat Ferm, Ottoman Reform, Ottoman reforms

   • Reform Edict

9. Bebek Seminary transferred to Merzifon

   Jan 1, 1862Labels: Bebek Seminary, Merzifon, Educational relocation

   • Anatolia History
   • Anatolia Merzifon

10. ABCFM opens American Girls’ school at Bahçecik

    Sep 1, 1873Labels: American Girls', Bah ecik, Female education

    • UAA History

11. Anatolia College founded at Merzifon

    Jan 1, 1886Labels: Anatolia College, Merzifon, Liberal arts

    • Anatolia History
    • Anatolia Merzifon

12. Mission institutions devastated during Armenian Genocide

    Apr 24, 1915Labels: Armenian Genocide, Mission institutions, Relief work

    • AGC Entry
    • Near East Relief

13. Treaty of Lausanne recognizes modern Turkey’s boundaries

    Jul 24, 1923Labels: Treaty of, Republic of, Boundary recognition

    • Britannica
    • Treaty Wiki

14. Anatolia College closes at Merzifon

    Jan 1, 1924Labels: Anatolia College, Closure 1924, Merzifon

    • Anatolia Merzifon
    • Anatolia College