1560Ottoman Naval Victory at Battle of Djerba

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⚔️ Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids

The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids (1515)
Ottoman EmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary ConflictTerritorial ExpansionGeopoliticsShia IslamSunni Islam
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks

The Ottomans conquer the last beyliks of Anatolia, the Dulkadirs and the Ramadanids.
Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks (1515)
Ottoman EmpireConquestMilitary HistoryMilitary ExpansionWarfareRegional PowerIslamic World
TurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Ottoman Capture of Massawa

The Ottomans capture Massawa, all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
Ottoman Capture of Massawa (1557)
Ottoman EmpireConquestTrade RoutesIsolationismWarfareExpansionism
EthiopiaEthiopiaTurkeyTurkeyEritreaEritrea

⚔️ Ottoman Naval Victory at Battle of Djerba

Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
Ottoman Naval Victory at Battle of Djerba (1560)
Ottoman EmpireSpanish EmpireNaval WarfareMediterranean SeaMilitary HistoryImperialismBattleEuropean History
Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireSpainSpainItalyItaly

⚔️ Ottoman Sack of Nicosia

20,000 inhabitants of Nicosia in Cyprus were massacred and every church, public building, and palace was looted. Cyprus fell to the Ottoman Turks the following year.
Ottoman Sack of Nicosia (1570)
Ottoman EmpireMassacreInvasionConquestSiegeReligious ConflictWarfare
CyprusCyprusTurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Holy League Victory Over Ottomans at Lepanto

The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
Holy League Victory Over Ottomans at Lepanto (1571)
Naval WarfareOttoman EmpireSpanish EmpireReligious ConflictRenaissanceMilitary HistoryBattle
SpainSpainOttoman EmpireOttoman EmpireItalyItaly