Gedik Ahmed Pasha

Events

2

Episodes

5

Years

1480–1481

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Gedik Ahmed Pasha, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Ottoman Invasion of Otranto and the Martyrs of Otranto

   1480–1481

   Role: Ottoman naval commander

   1. 128 July 1480 · OtrantoOttoman Landing

      Ottoman fleet arrives near Otranto

   2. 214 August 1480 · Hill of Minerva, OtrantoExecution of Martyrs

      813 inhabitants executed for refusing conversion

   3. 3April 1481 · Papal StatesCall for Crusade

      Pope Sixtus IV calls for Italian crusade

   4. 4May–September 1481 · OtrantoLiberation of Otranto

      Christian forces recapture Otranto

2. Recapture of Otranto by Alfonso II of Naples

   1480

   Role: Ottoman fleet commander

   1. 511 August 1480 · OtrantoOttoman Capture

      Ottoman forces under Gedik Ahmed Pasha captured Otranto in August 1480.

Sources

1. Martyrs of Otranto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03
2. Ottoman conquest of Otranto Wikipedia
3. Otranto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16