Cossack raid on Istanbul (1652)

Cossack raid on Istanbul (1652)
Part of the Cossack raids
Date29 May 1652
Location
Result Cossack victory
Belligerents
Don Cossacks Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Bogatyi Mehmed IV
Melek Ahmed Pasha
Strength
1,000
15 boats[1]
10 boats[1]
Casualties and losses
Light Many killed
150 captured[1]

The Cossack raid on Istanbul (Russian: Казацкий рейд на Стамбул, Ukrainian: Козацький рейд на Стамбул, Turkish: İstanbul'a Kazak baskını; 1652) was conducted by the Don Cossacks of Ataman Ivan Bogatyi against the capital of Ottoman Empire and surrounding areas, on 29 May 1652.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Воронежскоий край в золотых погонах (in Russian). p. 428.
  2. ^ "Иван Богатый". www.hrono.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-05-07.

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