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Turkey in 1560

Historical records for Turkey in 1560, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
3Events
4Named people
2Places
2Categories

Historical records

May

14 May 1560Battle of DjerbaPiyale Pasha

Djerba · Warfare / Ottoman-Habsburg Wars

Piyale Pasha defeats a Christian naval coalition near Djerba

14 May 1560Battle of DjerbaTurgut Reis

Djerba · Warfare / Ottoman-Habsburg Wars

Turgut Reis supports the Ottoman victory at Djerba

May 1560Battle of DjerbaSuleyman I

Djerba · Warfare / Ottoman-Habsburg Wars

Ottoman forces confront a Christian fleet near Djerba

July

31 July 1560Surrender of Djerba FortressPiyale Pasha

Djerba · Warfare / Ottoman-Habsburg Wars

The Christian fortress on Djerba surrenders to Ottoman forces

Other Events

1560Battle of DjerbaSuleyman I the Magnificent

Djerba · Warfare / Ottoman-Habsburg Wars

The Turks capture Djerba

1560Bayezid PursuedSuleyman I

Anatolia · House / House of Osmanli

Suleyman pursues Prince Bayezid after the Ottoman succession struggle

Names involved

Piyale PashaSuleyman ISuleyman I the MagnificentTurgut Reis

Places involved

AnatoliaDjerba

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.