Person

Turgut Reis

c. 1485–1565 · 16th century · Also known as Dragut

Turgut Reis, known in Europe as Dragut, was an Ottoman corsair and admiral. A lieutenant of Hayreddin Barbarossa, he raided the coasts of Italy and Spain, helped take Tripoli from the Knights Hospitaller in 1551 and became its governor, and defeated a Spanish fleet at Djerba in 1560. He was killed during the Great Siege of Malta in 1565.

Turgut Reis
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Hospitaller TripoliOttoman Tripolitania

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