Turgut Reis

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Ottoman admiral corsair historical figure military commander naval officer privateer

Turgut Reis was a renowned 16th-century Ottoman admiral and corsair, famed for his naval campaigns across the Mediterranean and his role in major conflicts against European powers.

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Label Occurrences
Turgut Reis canonical 4
Turgut Reis Pasha 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman admiral ⓘ
corsair ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
privateer ⓘ
activeYears early 16th century–1565 ⓘ
allegiance Ottoman Empire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Darghouth ⓘ
Dragut ⓘ
Turgut Pasha ⓘ
Turgut Reis ⓘ
surface form: Turgut Reis Pasha
basedIn North Africa ⓘ
Tripoli ⓘ
birthDate circa 1485 ⓘ
birthPlace Anatolia ⓘ
near Bodrum ⓘ
village of Karatoprak (present-day Turgutreis, Bodrum, Turkey) ⓘ
conflict conflicts with European powers in the Mediterranean ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 23 June 1565 ⓘ
deathPlace Malta ⓘ
off the coast of Malta ⓘ
ethnicGroup Turks ⓘ
knownFor commanding Ottoman fleets ⓘ
expanding Ottoman influence in North Africa ⓘ
naval warfare in the Mediterranean ⓘ
raids against European coasts ⓘ
languageSpoken Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
legacy Turkish town of Turgutreis named after him ⓘ
considered one of the most skilled Ottoman admirals of the 16th century ⓘ
mentor Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha ⓘ
surface form: Hayreddin Barbarossa
militaryBranch Ottoman navy ⓘ
surface form: Ottoman Navy
notableWork Defense of Tripoli ⓘ
Naval campaigns in the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Participation in the Great Siege of Malta ⓘ
occupation admiral ⓘ
corsair ⓘ
naval commander ⓘ
participatedIn Great Siege of Malta ⓘ
surface form: Great Siege of Malta (1565)

Mediterranean campaigns of the 16th century ⓘ
Ottoman–Habsburg wars ⓘ
Siege of Tripoli (1551) ⓘ
placeOfBurial Tripoli ⓘ
positionHeld Beylerbey of the Mediterranean ⓘ
Governor of Tripoli ⓘ
Pasha of Tripoli ⓘ
rank Beylerbey ⓘ
Pasha ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
servedUnder Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha ⓘ
surface form: Hayreddin Barbarossa

Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Siege of Malta → hasCommander → Turgut Reis ⓘ
Ottoman navy → notableCommander → Turgut Reis ⓘ
Turgut Reis → alsoKnownAs → Turgut Reis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Turgut Reis Pasha
Ottoman conquest of Tripoli (1551) → participant → Turgut Reis ⓘ
Ottoman conquest of Tripoli (1551) → notableCommander → Turgut Reis ⓘ