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I'm not sure how Kurtoglu Hizir Reis's expedition managed to make it to the Aceh Sultanate, but I guess they got lucky. So the question is, which PoD is required for the Ottoman Empire to pay serious attention to forming a navy that is capable of projecting power into the Indian Ocean and beyond? Could an improved Ottoman naval fleet not only help Aceh, but could they also be in a position to menace the Portuguese and the Spanish in the lucrative spice trade plus the trade with China?
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