When did Chios become Ottoman?

Chronology

1. 1566
   Became Ottoman

   Piyale Pasha's fleet took the island from the Genoese; the Genoese rulers were sent to Istanbul on 14 April 1566.

   Sultan: Suleiman I
2. 1694
   Note

   Venice briefly occupied the island; on 22 February 1695 the Ottoman fleet landed troops and easily retook the fortress.

   Sultan: Ahmed II
3. 1912
   Left Ottoman rule

   The Greeks landed on the island on 25 November 1912; the Ottoman garrison surrendered on 3 January 1913.

   Sultan: Mehmed V

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Chios”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “SAKIZ ADASI” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.