The Turkish–Venetian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice from the 14th century to 18th century for control of the eastern Mediterranean. == Background == Since the 13th century, the Serenissima had controlled a vast maritime empire in the Levantine Mediterranean, the Stato da Mar, established partly at the expense of the possessions of the Byzantine Empire.
The Turkish–Venetian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice from the 14th century to 18th century for control of the eastern Mediterranean. == Background == Since the 13th century, the Serenissima had controlled a vast maritime empire in the Levantine Mediterranean, the Stato da Mar, established partly at the expense of the possessions of the Byzantine Empire.
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