Kemal Reis
Ottoman privateer turned admiral who beat Venice at Zonchio in the first naval battle fought with ship-borne cannon.
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Kemal Reis was an Ottoman corsair and admiral born around 1451 in Manisa on the Aegean coast.[1] He was known in Europe as Camali or Camalicchio.[2] Ahmed Kemaleddin was his full name.[1]
Last updated 2026-10-07 from the source article.
Life and work
His life and work are also covered in the "Black Sea Encyclopedia" published by Springer in 2014.[3][2] In Italy and Spain, people called him Camali and Camalicchio.[2] Bono's 1993 "Corsari nel Mediterraneo" is one source that records his early career.[1]
What the cited sources add
"Bizans-Osmanlı sentezi" was published in 2006 by Gülerboy Yayıncılık.[4] "XVI. yüzyılın denizci bir bilim adamı" was published in 2007 by Deniz Basımevi.[5]
References
- Wikipedia, "Kemal Reis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bono, Salvatore: Corsari nel Mediterraneo (Corsairs in the Mediterranean), Oscar Storia Mondadori. Perugia, 1993. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Kemal Reis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bono, Salvatore: Corsari nel Mediterraneo (Corsairs in the Mediterranean), Oscar Storia Mondadori. Perugia, 1993.; Tokalak, "Bizans-Osmanlı sentezi Bizans kültür ve kurumlarının Osmanlı üzerinde etkisi", Gülerboy Yayıncılık, 2006, p. 213; Ülkekul, "XVI. yüzyılın denizci bir bilim adamı yaşamı ve yapıtarıyla Piri Reis", Deniz Basımevi, 2007, p. 25; Göyünç, "Kemal Reis", Brill; Grinevetsky, "The Black Sea Encyclopedia", Springer, 2014-09-30, p. 610; Ülkekul, "XVI. yüzyılın denizci bir bilim adamı yaşamı ve yapıtarıyla Piri Reis", Deniz Basımev en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9783642552274 ("Black Sea Encyclopedia"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9789944547208 ("Bizans-Osmanlı sentezi"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9789754094428 ("XVI. yüzyılın denizci bir bilim adamı yaşamı ve yapıtlarıyla Piri Reis"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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- Wikipedia: Kemal Reis (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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