Italo-Turkish War

September 29, 1911 – October 18, 1912 · Tripolitania vilayet

Result Italian victory

Italy invaded Ottoman Libya and the Dodecanese islands. Italy won and annexed Libya, and the war saw the first use of aircraft for bombing.

Italy

Ottoman Empire

Other

Strength and losses

Italy Killed c. 6,000

Ottoman Empire Killed c. 14,000

Killed
c. 20,000

Battles and events 11

Before and after

Ended by
Treaty of Lausanne (1912) October 18, 1912
Led to
First Balkan War October 8, 1912 – May 30, 1913

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