battle, medieval

Battle of Kıreli

Name: Battle of Kıreli
Location: Kıreli, Turkey

Battle of Kıreli was a battle fought in 1472 at Kıreli, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kıreli. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 60,000 against 50,000.

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Fought1472

WhereKıreli, Turkey37.922N, 31.536E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman victory

BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstAq Qoyunlu; Karamanids

Casualties and losses2,000 (Known losses under Albanian Kasım's command)andat least 19,000

Record

Date	1472 (year precision)
Place	Kıreli, Turkey 37.922N, 31.536E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	60,000	50,000
Casualties and losses	2,000 (Known losses under Albanian Kasım's command)	at least 19,000
Commanders	Mehmed II Şehzade Mustafa (son of Mehmed II) Gedik Ahmed Pasha Koca Davud Pasha	Pir Ahmad Kasım of Karaman

Placed at Kıreli; 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

Battle of Myriokephalon 1176, 36 km E
Battle of Philomelion 1116, 50 km N
Battle of Philomelion 1190, 50 km N
Battle of Iconium 1190, 83 km E
Siege of Sozopolis 1120, 95 km W

Elsewhere in 1472

Attack on Antalya Turkey
Sitio de Barcelona (1472) Spain

Battle of Kıreli is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q61073676, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Eflatun Pınar, revision 1378192973, read 2026-11-14, 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.