battle, early modern

Cossack raid on Istanbul

Name: Cossack raid on Istanbul
Location: Constantinople, Turkey

Cossack raid on Istanbul was a battle fought in 1652 at Constantinople, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Constantinople. It was part of Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions, which ran from 1600 to 1700. The recorded result: Cossack victory. Recorded strength: 1,000; 15 boats against 10 boats.

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Fought1652

WhereConstantinople, Turkey41.012N, 28.976E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCossack victory

BelligerentsDon CossacksagainstOttoman Empire

Casualties and lossesLightandMany killed; 150 captured

Part ofZaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions1600 to 1700

Where it sits in Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions

7 placed engagements of Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1652 (year precision)
Place	Constantinople, Turkey 41.012N, 28.976E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	1,000; 15 boats	10 boats
Casualties and losses	Light	Many killed; 150 captured
Commanders	Mehmed IV Melek Ahmed Pasha

Placed at Constantinople; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Constantinople AD 674, same recorded site
Siege of Constantinople AD 626, same recorded site
Siege of Constantinople 1422, same recorded site
Siege of Constantinople AD 813, same recorded site
Siege of Constantinople 1260, same recorded site

In the same war

Before: Battle of Poti 1626
All 7 engagements of Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions

Elsewhere in 1652

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Battle of Plymouth United Kingdom
Battle of Dungeness United Kingdom
Battle of the Kentish Knock United Kingdom
Battle of Batih Ukraine

Cossack raid on Istanbul is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q134531799, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Cossack raid on Istanbul (1652), revision 1378218911, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.