Facts in brief:
Important Byzantine base during medieval times; taken by Turkish Seljuq ruler Kay-Khusraw 1207; became part of Ottoman Empire late 1400s; claimed by Italy after World War I; Italian soldiers forced out by Turks July 1921.
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