page_title: Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
section_title: War with Venice
hierarchical_section_title: Köprülü Mehmed Pasha / Biography / War with Venice
caption_attribution_description: English: Battle of the Dardanelles (1656) Deutsch: Dardanellenschlacht (1656)
context_page_description: Köprülü Mehmed Pasha was the founder of the Köprülü political dynasty of the Ottoman Empire, a family of viziers, warriors, and statesmen who dominated the administration of the Ottoman Empire during the last half of the 17th century, an era known as the Köprülü era. He helped rebuild the power of the empire by rooting out corruption and reorganizing the Ottoman army. As he introduced these changes, Köprülü also expanded the borders of the empire, defeating the Cossacks, the Hungarians, and most impressively, the Venetians. Köprülü's effectiveness was matched by his reputation.
  He founded the city of Köprülü in Rumelia, where his eldest son, Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed, was born.
context_section_description: Since the resurgence of the Republic of Venice was the immediate crisis that had prompted Köprülü's appointment as grand vizier, it was important that he demonstrate his effectiveness as a leader against the Venetians. He started on a military expeditions against the Venetian blockade of Dardanelles Straits. The Ottoman navy had a victory against Venice in the Battle of the Dardanelles on 19 July 1657. This allowed Ottomans to regain some of the Aegean islands, including Bozcaada and Limni (15 November) and to open the sea-supply routes to the Ottoman Army still conducting the sieges of Crete.
caption: Battle of the Dardanelles on 19 July 1657.
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