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Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa: First admiral of Ottoman navy

Turkey commemorated Thursday the 473rd anniversary of the passing of the first admiral of the Ottoman navy, Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa. Centuries after his demise, he is still considered to be one of the best sailors in the history.

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The youngest of the four brothers, Hizir began trading activities between Lesbos, Thessaloniki and Euboea of Greece with a ship he had built.