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 capturing Praenetos, the site of the first Ottoman naval shipyard and the nucleus of the future navy.
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.
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1560)
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The Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts were a period of conflict during the Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations and series of armed military encounters between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire along with regional allies in and along the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
The Portuguese fortress of Diu in India, strongly attacked by the Ottomans in 1538.
The Ottoman admiral Selman Reis defended Jeddah against a Portuguese attack in 1517
Portuguese depiction of Suez in 1541.
16th century Portuguese depiction of Ethiopians, from the Códice Casanatense.