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Even though Sicily was never a part of the Ottoman Empire for long time, the Ottomans capturde the island 15 times in 1505, 1506, 1510, 1514, 1522, 1526, 1534, 1540, 1545, 1547, 1551, 1552, 1553 and 1563. Ottomans used the island mainly as a base to fight with the Venetians, the Portuguese and the Spanish.

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