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  • Turgut Reis
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  • Turgut Reis (1485 – 23 June 1565) was an Ottoman Admiral and privateer who also served as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbeyi of the Mediterranean; and first Bey, later Pasha, of Tripoli. Under his naval command the Ottoman Empire's maritime power was extended across North Africa. When Turgut was serving as pasha, he adorned and built up the city of Tripoli, making it one of the most impressive cities along the North African Coast. Known in different languages under such names as Dragut or Darghouth (), the name in Turkey is Turgut Reis.
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serviceyears
  • c. 1500 - 1565
Birth Date
  • c. 1485
Base of Operations
  • Mediterranean
death place
  • Sliema, Malta, Mediterranean Sea
Nickname
  • Dragut
Name
  • Turgut Reis
Type
Caption
  • Portrait of Turgut Reis
Birth Place
  • near Bodrum, Ottoman Empire
death date
  • 1565-06-23
Rank
  • Admiral
Allegiance
Battles
Religion
  • Sunni Islam
abstract
  • Turgut Reis (1485 – 23 June 1565) was an Ottoman Admiral and privateer who also served as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbeyi of the Mediterranean; and first Bey, later Pasha, of Tripoli. Under his naval command the Ottoman Empire's maritime power was extended across North Africa. When Turgut was serving as pasha, he adorned and built up the city of Tripoli, making it one of the most impressive cities along the North African Coast. Known in different languages under such names as Dragut or Darghouth (), the name in Turkey is Turgut Reis.
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