Did the Ottoman Empire ever have any ambitions to invade Italy?

by AHappyWelshman

So I saw something about about the Siege of Vienna recently and how that was the extent of their penetration into Europe proper. This then made me think, as they controlled all of the Balkans, Greece and the majority of the rest of the Adriatic and Eastern Med, they'd be well placed. Was there any reason they didn't make any attempt besides raiding of the Italian coasts by themselves and their Barbary allies? I could see maybe some European super coalition perhaps forming as we sought of see around Lepanto but that's about it.

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While you wait for a direct answer, you may be interested in this answer over here by u/BruceWareAllen when he answered a question I myself had about the Ottoman's failed attempt to conquer Italy.