Ottoman campaign against Hormuz

Ottoman campaign against Hormuz (1552–1554)
Part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559)
Seydi Ali Reis and his galleys taken in an ambush by Portuguese forces while trying to bring back his fleet from Basra to Suez in August 1554.
Date 1552–1554 Location Persian Gulf Result Portuguese victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Hormus	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dom Afonso de Noronha Dom Diogo de Noronha	Piri Reis Seydi Ali Reis
Strength
unknown	4 galleons 25 galleys 850 troops

The Ottoman campaign against Hormuz took place in 1552–1554. An Ottoman fleet led by Admiral Piri Reis and Seydi Ali Reis was dispatched from the Ottoman harbour of Suez to eliminate the Portuguese presence from the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean, and especially their fortress at Hormuz Island.