The forty - year Genoese occupation lent the castle its moniker of Genoese Castle .
The Ottomans held the fortress from 1391 -- 1414 , losing it to the Genoese in 1414 .
The forty - year Genoese occupation lent the castle its moniker of Genoese   .
The Ottomans held the fortress from 1391 -- 1414 , losing it to the Genoese in 1414 .