The Mediterranean domination and Ottoman naval power in Early Modern Age: 1578 - 1645

The Mediterranean witnessed a clash for domination between two equally powerful empires during most of the 16th century. The last sign of this competition was re-conquest of Tunisia in 1574 by Ottomans. After that date, due to the alteration on the political and economic conditions, on the one hand, Habsburg Empire directed its interest across the ocean, Ottomans had to fight against the Safavids for many years, on the other. This remarkable shift in politics doesn't mean the end of the struggles. The states commenced to follow new policies and the Ottoman struggles in the Mediterranean went hand in hand with the status quo of the time. In the thesis, the Ottoman naval power is analyzed in terms of the concepts of domination and naval power in early modern times and a fresh look tries to be settled for the Ottoman struggles on the Mediterranean between 1578 and 1645.