Which Ottoman commander conquered Cyprus in 1571?

Lala Mustafa Pasha commanded the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus, completed in 1571.

The campaign began in 1570, when Cyprus was a Venetian possession. Ottoman forces captured Nicosia in September 1570 and then reduced other strongholds. The final major siege was Famagusta, which surrendered on 1 August 1571 after a long resistance.

Lala Mustafa Pasha led the Ottoman land forces and became notorious for the harsh treatment of Venetian commanders after Famagusta fell. Piyale Pasha, one of the tempting alternatives, was an important Ottoman admiral involved in the wider campaign but was not the principal commander of the land conquest.

The conquest formed part of the Ottoman–Venetian War of 1570–1573. Later in 1571, the Ottoman naval defeat at Lepanto drew European attention, but it did not reverse the Ottoman capture of Cyprus.