The island was controlled by the Ottoman Empire for many years, but it enjoyed certain privileges, mostly related to tax-free trade by the monastery as certified by Ottoman imperial documents held in the Library.
A illa foi controlada polo Imperio Otomán durante moitos anos, pero gozaba de certos privilexios, na súa maioría relacionados co comercio libre de impostos do mosteiro e certificados por documentos imperiais otománs, atopados na biblioteca.