Aruj Barbarossa
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Aruj Barbarossa, known as Oruç Reis to the Turks, was an Ottoman corsair who became Sultan of Algiers. The elder brother of the famous Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa, he was born on the Ottoman
Aruj captures a galley
Aruj Barbarossa statue in Aïn Témouchent, Algeria
Ottoman Navy
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The Ottoman Navy or the Imperial Navy, also known as the Ottoman Fleet, was the naval warfare arm of the Ottoman Empire. It was established after the Ottomans first reached the sea in 1323 by capturin
The Battle of Zonchio in 1499.
Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa defeated the Holy League of Charles V under the command of Andrea Doria at the Battle of Preveza in 1538.
During the Siege of Nice in 1543, the combined forces of the Franco-Ottoman alliance managed to capture the city.
Ottoman fleet wintering at the French port of Toulon in 1543. Miniature by Matrakçı Nasuh, who was travelling with the fleet.