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This passage describes the blocking of the Dardanelles, a tactic frequently applied by the Venetians, and the resulting shortage of supplies from Istanbul for the Ottoman naval units that were already stationed on a part of the island. Source: Gül Sen "Making Sense of History .."(2022) p. 130

I’m pretty new on Bluesky and still figuring out how everything works.🧐 I mainly work on Ottoman maritime history, especially maritime labor - a lot of my research revolves around naval arsenals. Mabe, I can be added?

It shows another similarity to the Ottoman society in the early modern world. Physiognomy (but not chiromancy, to best of my knowledge) was used in order to select the best officials for the ruling class. On this topic: www.jstor.org/stable/26569...

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From Malta, they continued to be a significant maritime rival of the Ottoman Empire in the central Mediterranean.

As for the comparison to the other sea powers, I cannot say for sure whether the Ottomans had bigger challenge in this issue. It requires several comparative studies. I only can say that the methods of recruitment were pretty similar, even the same. 3/3

during the year following the defeat at Lepanto, the state’s management and recruitment system proved so effective that the entire fleet was rebuilt and fully manned within a single year. Otherwise, securing sufficient manpower was always a major challenge. 2/3

To both questions: Recruting oarmen remained always difficult after their number was increased per oar and per galley - this was even before Lepanto in 1571. Afterwards, it still remained challenging and became even more harder to decreasing number of war captives. However, 1/3

These are modifications for the galley type until the mid 17th c. Then the larger sailing ships - again following the Venetian trends - were built. 2/2

Modifications included the changing number of rowers per oar: from one (known as alla sensile) to three, then even more (known as as scaloccio); addition of artillery and a sail (in the 17th c.), and changing the stern. The Venetian technology and trend were followed and applied. 1/2