Ottomans capture Constantinople and the BosporusMay 29, 1453Labels: Mehmed II, Constantinople, BosporusBritannicaWikipedia
Ottomans conquer Trebizond on the Black SeaAug 15, 1461Labels: Trebizond, Black Sea, Empire ofWikipedia
Battle of Chaldiran opens eastern Anatolia routesAug 23, 1514Labels: Battle of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid IranBritannica
Ottoman–Mamluk War brings Levant under Ottoman ruleJan 1, 1516Labels: Ottoman Mamluk, Damascus, AleppoWikipedia
Ottoman capture of Baghdad links Anatolia to IraqDec 1, 1534Labels: Baghdad, S leyman, Tigris EuphratesBritannicaWikipedia
Ottoman–Safavid War ends with Peace of AmasyaMay 29, 1555Labels: Peace of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid IranWikipediaWikipedia
Ottomans complete conquest of Cyprus at FamagustaAug 5, 1571Labels: Cyprus, Famagusta, Ottoman navyWikipedia
English Levant Company chartered for Ottoman tradeSep 11, 1592Labels: Levant Company, Elizabeth I, AleppoWikipedia
Safavids seize Baghdad, disrupting Ottoman route controlJan 1, 1623Labels: Baghdad, Safavid Iran, Safavid captureWikipedia
Ottomans reconquer Baghdad during renewed Ottoman–Safavid warJan 1, 1638Labels: Baghdad, Ottoman reconquest, Ottoman SafavidOxford Academic
Treaty of Zuhab stabilizes the Ottoman–Safavid frontierMay 17, 1639Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid IranWikipediaCambridge Core
Ottoman Silk Road role shifts as sea trade growsJan 1, 1650Labels: Maritime trade, Ottoman Silk, Anatolian corridorsDergiPark