 Barbarossa arrived at Preveza with a total of 44 galleys, but sent 25 of them back to Algiers and headed to Constantinople with 19 ships, one of which was commanded by Salih Reis, who, along with Murat Reis, was one of the 19 men received by Suleiman the Magnificent at Topkapı Palace.Suleiman appointed Barbarossa "Kaptan-ı Derya" (Admiral of the Fleet) of the Ottoman Navy and "Beylerbeyi" (Governor General) of North Africa.Barbarossa was also given the government of the Sanjak (Province) of Rhodes and those of Euboea and Chios in the Aegean Sea.