I agree, just saying that it wasn’t the cornerstone of Mediterranean trade networks at the point anymore? Also weren’t the main ‘goods’ exported from the area

I agree, just saying that it wasn’t the cornerstone of Mediterranean trade networks at the point anymore? Also weren’t the main ‘goods’ exported from the area north to the black sea mainly slaves and grain? IIRC The demand for slaves in the Ottoman empire only increased in the 1500s.