Within a few years , Sultan Mehmed drove the Genoese out .
Upon Sultan Mehmed II 's conquest of Constantinople in 1453 , the presence of the Genoese at such a strategic location posed a threat to the new Ottoman capital .
Within a few years , Sultan Mehmed II   drove the Genoese out .
Upon Sultan Mehmed II 's conquest of Constantinople in 1453 , the presence of the Genoese at such a strategic location posed a threat to the new Ottoman capital .