In 1536-66 began the period of the Ottoman domination. However Turkish was not set in, except for a few, on the island, they were interested only in collecting taxes. The Ottoman Turks took control of the island in 1537 and maintained its feudalistic system of government. Naxos remained under Turkish rule until 1829 when it became part of the newly created, independent Greek state. The end of WW2 ushers in a new period swift change. Very few Turks ever settled on Naxos, and Turkish influence on the island is slight. Under Ottoman rule the island was known as Turkish: Nakşa. Naxos finally became a member of the Greek state in 1832.
