What were the major military campaigns of the Ottoman Empire?

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What were the major military campaigns of the Ottoman Empire?

Some of the major military campaigns of the Ottoman Empire include the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, the expansion into the Balkans and the capture of Belgrade in 1521, the successful siege of Vienna in 1529, the conquest of Egypt and Syria in the early 16th century, the capture of Baghdad in 1534, the campaigns against the Safavid Empire in Persia during the 16th and 17th centuries, the conquest of Cyprus in 1571, the successful siege of Candia (Crete) in 1669, and the campaigns in the Caucasus region during the 18th and 19th centuries.