The road to Hungary and Austria lay open, but Suleiman turned his attention instead to the Eastern Mediterranean island of Rhodes, the home base of the Knights Hospitaller.
Jalan untuk menyerang langsung Hongaria dan Austria sudah terbuka, namun Suleiman mengalihkan perhatiannya kepada kepulauan Rodos di Mediterania Timur, kota basis Ksatria Hospitaller.