Mediterranean The sack of Vieste was conducted by Dragut, an Ottoman naval commander.

The Italians negotiated a surrender and delivered gold and silver, hoping it would be enough to save Vieste.

[8] They opened the doors on 24 July and the Turks entered, from which they began to sack the town.

[9] 5,000 to 7,000 inhabitants were enslaved and Dragut ordered the beheading of everyone he was unable to carry off in slavery.

[5][3][4] One source claims the entire population of Vieste was beheaded, describing the event as a massacre.