Maximum possible Ottoman expansion in extremities .

The thing is, why would they want to? I'd say that they could conquer Austria and perhaps Venice and make significant gains in Italy. Past that, you have to ask yourself "why?" because the Ottomans really wouldn't be gaining anything except another territory that would revolt every couple of years.
 
> implying Lepanto had permanent effect

I meant to say that it was a crucial period of dispute in the mediterranean between the powers of that time, and that while it is the earliest window of time for the ottomans to contest Portugal easily, it is also a time where their attention was turned elsewhere. Referring to Lepanto was simply a manner of saying that there would, likely, be a large scale conflict in the Mediterranean that would become the main concern of the Ottoman Empire.

I did not say in any manner that I consider Lepanto as a permanent failure for the ottoman navy. Honestly I don't even know why you chose to reply in such a condescending way.
 
Re-re-conquista, probably. HRE militarily subdued, annexing Austria. Trying to turn it protestant just to have a foothold there using religion. Building the suez canal like a certain 16th century grand vizier wanted. Building a canal to caspian sea. Keeping Russia down and raiding Muscovy again in the 17th century like it happened a century before.

Going to Americas like Barbarossa wanted. Indian sea expeditions being successful and thus establishing trade. Ottomans had a lot of venues to try and grow even more powerful if they could solve logistics. They couldn't.
 
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