His family moved to Greece to escape the Turkish raids.

Around 1555, a decision was made to extend the city's defensive fortifications against Turkish raids to include the municipal port.

In the 15th and 16th centuries during the period of Turkish raids it was a defence post, protected by defensive walls.

In September 1425 he was captured in another Turkish raid.

A3 Kurds in Iraq are puzzled by Turkish raids on their towns.

These campaigns kept the heart of his state safe from Turkish raids, and allowed Muslim missionaries to expand their activities in the region.

In the area were scattered settlements which were destroyed by Turkish and Albanian raids.

The village suffered from Turkish raids during the Ottoman wars.

There is evidence of a wall encircling the church, probably built in the 15th century to protect local inhabitants against Turkish raids in the area.

During a Turkish raid in 1544, the southern part of the tower collapsed.