Turks in Algeria

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Turkish women of Algeria in their traditional dress (c. 1876-1888). Turkish women of Algeria (1876-1888).jpg
Turkish women of Algeria in their traditional dress (c. 1876–1888).

The Turks in Algeria, also commonly referred to as Algerian Turks, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Algerian-Turkish [6] [7] Algero-Turkish [8] and Turkish-Algerians [9] were the ethnic Turkish and renegades who emigrated to Algeria during the Ottoman period. A significant number of Turks intermarried with the native population, and the male offspring of these marriages were referred to as Kouloughlis (Turkish : kuloğlu) due to their mixed Turkish and central Maghrebi heritage. [10] [11] However, in general, intermarriage was discouraged, in order to preserve the "Turkishness" of the community. [12] Consequently, the terms "Turks" and "Kouloughlis" have traditionally been used to distinguish between those of full and partial Turkish ancestry. [13]

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History

Ottoman era (1515–1830)

Hayreddin Barbarossa, an Ottoman admiral, was the founder of the Regency of Algiers (Ottoman Algeria). Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha.jpg
Hayreddin Barbarossa, an Ottoman admiral, was the founder of the Regency of Algiers (Ottoman Algeria).

The foundation of Ottoman Algeria was directly linked to the establishment of the Ottoman province (beylerbeylik) of the Maghreb at the beginning of the 16th century. [14] At the time, fearing that their city would fall into Spanish hands, the inhabitants of Algiers called upon Ottoman corsairs for help. [14] Headed by Oruç Reis and his brother Hayreddin Barbarossa, they took over the rule of the city and started to expand their territory into the surrounding areas. Sultan Selim I (r. 1512–20) agreed to assume control of the Maghreb regions ruled by Hayreddin as a province, granting the rank of governor-general (beylerbey) to Hayreddin. In addition, the Sultan sent 2,000 janissaries, accompanied by about 4,000 volunteers to the newly established Ottoman province of the Maghreb, whose capital was to be the city of Algiers. [14] These Turks, mainly from Anatolia, called each other "yoldaş" (a Turkish word meaning "comrade") and called their sons born of unions with local women "Kuloğlus", which implied that they considered their children's status as that of the Sultan's servants. [14] Likewise, to indicate in the registers that a certain person is an offspring of a Turk and a local woman, the note "ibn al-turki" (or "kuloglu") was added to his name. [15]

The exceptionally-high number of Turks greatly affected the character of the city of Algiers and that of the province at large. In 1587, the province was divided into three different provinces, which were established where the modern states of Algeria, Libya and Tunisia were to emerge. Each of the provinces was headed by a Pasha sent from Constantinople for a three-year term. The division of the Maghreb launched the process that led eventually to the janissary corps' rule over the province. [16] From the end of the 16th century, Algiers's Ottoman elite chose to emphasise its Turkish identity and to nurture its Turkish character to a point at which it became an ideology. [16]

The lifestyle, language, religion, and area of origin of the Ottoman elite's members created remarkable differences between the Algerian Ottoman elite and the indigenous population. [17] For example, members of the elite adhered to Hanafi law while the rest of the population subscribed to the Maliki school. [17] Most of the elites originated from non-Arab regions of the Empire. Furthermore, most members of the elite spoke Ottoman Turkish while the local population spoke Algerian Arabic and even differed from the rest of the population in their dress. [17]

Recruiting the military-administrative elite

From its establishment, the military-administrative elite worked to reinvigorate itself by enlisting volunteers from non-Arab regions of the Ottoman Empire, mainly from Anatolia. [15] Hence, local recruiting of Arabs was almost unheard of and during the 18th century a more or less permanent network of recruiting officers was kept in some coastal Anatolian cities and on some of the islands of the Aegean Sea. [18] The recruitment policy was therefore one of the means employed to perpetuate the Turkishness of the Ottoman elite and was practiced until the fall of the province in 1830. [18]

Marriages to local women and the Kuloğlus

Contrary to all custom, Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Cherif, a kouloughli, was the last Ottoman Bey of Constantine, in the Regency of Algiers, ruling from 1826 to 1848. Hadj Ahmed Bey el kolli.jpg
Contrary to all custom, Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif, a kouloughli, was the last Ottoman Bey of Constantine, in the Regency of Algiers, ruling from 1826 to 1848.

During the 18th century, the militia practiced a restrictive policy on marriages between its members and local women. A married soldier would lose his right of residence in one of the city's eight barracks and the daily ration of bread to which he was entitled. He would also lose his right to purchase a variety of products at a preferential price. [18] Nonetheless, the militia's marriage policy made clear distinctions among holders of different ranks: the higher the rank, the more acceptable the marriage of its holder. [12] This policy can be understood as part of the Ottoman elite's effort to perpetuate its Turkishness and to maintain its segregation from the rest of the population. [12] Furthermore, the militia's marriage policy, in part, emerged from fear of an increase in the number of the kuloğlus. [20]

The kuloğlus refer to the male offspring of members of the Ottoman elite and the local Algerian women. [20] Due to their link to the local Algerian population via his maternal family, the kuloğlus' loyalty to the Ottoman elite was suspected because of the fear that they might develop another loyalty and so they were considered a potential danger to the elite. [20] However, the son of a non-local woman, herself an "outsider" in the local population, represented no such danger to the Ottoman elite. Therefore, the Algerian Ottoman elite had a clear policy dictating the perpetuation of its character as a special social group, which was separated from the local population. [20]

Nonetheless, John Douglas Ruedy points out that the kuloğlus also sought to protect their Turkishness:

"Proud and distinctive appearing, Kouloughlis often pretended to speak only Turkish and insisted on worshipping in Hanafi [i.e. Ottoman-built] mosques with men of their own ethnic background. In times of emergency they were called upon to supplement the forces of the ojaq." [21]

In the neighbouring province of Tunisia, the maintenance of the Turkishness of the ruling group was not insisted upon, and the kuloğlus could reach the highest ranks of government. However, the janissary corps had lost its supremacy first to the Muradid dynasty (Murad Bey's son was appointed bey), and then to the Husainid dynasty. The Tunisian situation partly explains the continuation of the Algerian janissary corps' recruitment policy and the manifest will to distance the kuloğlus from the real centres of power. [22] Nonetheless, high-ranking kuloğlus were in the service of the ocak, in military and in administrative capacities, occupying posts explicitly considered out of bounds for them; although there were no kuloğlus who was dey during the 18th century, this seems to be the only exception. [23]

French era (1830–1962)

Once Algeria came under French colonial rule in 1830, approximately 10,000 Turks were expelled and shipped off to Smyrna; moreover, many Turks (alongside other natives) fled to other regions of the Ottoman realms, particularly to Palestine, Syria, Arabia, and Egypt. [24] Nonetheless, by 1832, many Algerian-Turkish descended families, who had not left Algeria, joined a coalition with Emir Abdelkader in order to forge the beginning of a powerful resistance movement against French colonial rule. [6]

Culture

The Ketchaoua Mosque (Turkish: Keciova Camii
) in Algiers was built in 1612 by the Ottoman Turks. It was recently restored by the Turkish government. Ketchaoua Mosque restoration (cropped).jpg
The Ketchaoua Mosque (Turkish : Keçiova Camii ) in Algiers was built in 1612 by the Ottoman Turks. It was recently restored by the Turkish government.

Due to the three centuries of Ottoman rule in Algeria, today many cultural (particularly in regards to food, religion, and dress - and to a lesser extent language), architectural, as well as musical elements of Algeria are of Turkish origin or influence.

Language

During the Ottoman era, the Ottoman Turkish language was the official governing language in the region, and the Turkish language was spoken mostly by the Algerian Turkish community. [17] However, today most Algerian Turks speak the Arabic language as their mother tongue. Nonetheless, the legacy of the Turkish language is still apparent and has influenced many words and vocabulary in Algeria. An estimated 634 Turkish words are still used in Algeria today. [26] Therefore, in Algerian Arabic it is possible for a single sentence to include an Arabic subject, a French verb, and for the predicate to be in Berber or Turkish. [27]

Moreover, families of Turkish origin have retained their Turkish family surnames; common names include Barbaros, Hayreddin, Osmanî, Stambouli, Torki, Turki, and Uluçali; job titles or functions have also become family names within the Algerian-Turkish community (such as Hazneci, Demirci, Başterzi, Silahtar). [28] [29]

The Hassan Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Pasa Camii
) in Oran was built in 1797 by the Ottoman Turks. Pasha mosque Oran.jpg
The Hassan Pasha Mosque (Turkish : Paşa Camii ) in Oran was built in 1797 by the Ottoman Turks.

Religion

The Ottoman Turks brought the teaching of the Hanafi law of Sunni Islam to Algeria; consequently, their lifestyle created remarkable differences between the Ottoman Turks and the indigenous population because the ethnic Arabs and Berbers practiced the Maliki school. [17] [30]

Today, the Hanafi school is still practiced among the Turkish descended families. Moreover, the Ottoman mosques in Algeria - which are still used by the Turkish minority - are distinguishable by their octagonal minarets which were built in accordance with the traditions of the Hanafi rite. [31] [32]

Cuisine

Today the Turkish heritage in Algeria is most notably present in their cuisine which they have introduced to Algeria (such as Turkish coffee, Lahmacun, Böreks, desserts and pastries). [28] [33]

Demographics

Areas of settlement

The Ain El Turk (the "Fountain of the Turks") in Oran is one of several regions in Algeria named after the Turks. Ain turck, Oran Province (Algeria).JPG
The Aïn El Turk (the "Fountain of the Turks") in Oran is one of several regions in Algeria named after the Turks.

During the Ottoman era, urban society in the coastal cities of Algeria evolved into an ethnic mix of Arabs, Berbers, Turks and Kouloughlis as well as other ethnic groups (Moors, and Jews). [34] Thus, the Turks settled mainly in the big cities of Algeria and formed their own Turkish quarters; remnants of these old Turkish quarters are still visible today, [35] such as in Algiers (particularly in the Casbah) [36] [37] Annaba, [38] Biskra, [39] Bouïra, [40] Médéa, [41] [42] Mostaganem, [42] and Oran (such as in La Moune [37] and the areas near the Hassan Basha Mosque [43] ). Indeed, today, the descendants of Ottoman-Turkish settlers continue to live in the big cities. [44] In particular, the Turks have traditionally had a strong presence in the Tlemcen Province; alongside the Moors, they continue to make up a significant portion of Tlemcen's population and live within their own sectors of the city. [45] [46]

The Turkish minority have traditionally also had notable populations in various other cities and towns; there is an established Turkish community in Arzew, [47] Bougie, [48] Berrouaghia, Cherchell, [49] Constantine, [48] Djidjelli, [48] Mascara, Mazagran [47] Oued Zitoun, [50] and Tebessa. [48] There is also an established community in Kabylie (such as Tizi Ouzou [51] and Zammora).

Moreover, several suburbs, towns and cities, which have been inhabited by the Turks for centuries, have been named after Ottoman rulers, Turkish families or the Turks in general, including: the Aïn El Turk district (literally "Fountain of the Turks") in Oran, the town of Aïn Torki in the Aïn Defla Province, the Aïn Turk commune in Bouïra, the town of Bir Kasdali and the Bir Kasd Ali District in the Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, [52] [53] the town of Bougara and the Bougara District located in Blida Province, [54] the suburb of Hussein Dey and the Hussein Dey District in the Algiers Province, as well as the town of Salah Bey and the Salah Bey District in the Sétif Province. [55]

Diaspora

There are many Algerian Turks who have emigrated to other countries and hence make up part of Algeria's diaspora. Initially, the first wave of migration occurred in 1830 when many Turks were forced to leave the region once the French took control over Algeria; approximately 10,000 were shipped off to Turkey whilst many others migrated to other regions of the Ottoman Empire, including Palestine, Syria, Arabia, and Egypt. [24] Furthermore, some Turkish/Kouloughli families also settled in Morocco (such as in Tangier and Tétouan). [56]

Common surnames

By provenance

The following list are examples of Turkish origin surnames which express an ethnic and provenance origin from Eastern Thrace and Anatolia - regions which today form the modern borders of the Republic of Turkey:

Surname used in AlgeriaTurkishEnglish translation
BaghlaliBağlılıfrom Bağlı (in Çanakkale) [57]
BayasliPayaslıfrom Payas [58]
Benkasdali
Benkazdali
Ben KazdağılıI am from Kazdağı [53] [59]
BenmarchaliBen MaraşlıI am from Maraş [60]
BenterkiBen TürkI am Turk/Turkish [54]
Bentiurki
Benturki
Ben TürkI am Turk/Turkish [54]
Ben Turkia
Ben Turkiya
Ben TürkiyeI am [from] Turkey [54]
Bersali
Borsali
Borsari
Borsla
Bursalıfrom Bursa [54] [61]
BoubiasliPayaslıfrom Payas [58]
ChatliÇatlıfrom Çat (in Erzurum) [62]
ChilaliŞilelifrom Şileli (in Aydın) [63]
CholliÇullufrom Çullu (in Aydın) [63]
CoulourliKuloğlu Kouloughli (mixed Turkish and Algerian origin) [64]
Dengezli
Denizli
Denzeli
Denizlifrom Denizli [65]
DernaliEdirnelifrom Edirne [66]
DjabaliCebalifrom Cebali (a suburb in Istanbul) [67]
DjeghdaliÇağataylı Chagatai (Turkic language) [68]
DjitliÇitlifrom Çit (in Adana or Bursa) [69]
DoualiDevelifrom Develi (in Kayseri) [66]
GuellatiGalatalıfrom Galata (in Istanbul) [68]
KamenKamanKaman (in Nevşehir) [70]
KarabaghliKarabağlıfrom Karabağ (in Konya) [70]
KaradanizKaradenizfrom the Black Sea region [70]
KaramanKaramanfrom Karaman [70]
Kasdali
Kasdarli
Kazdağılıfrom Kazdağı [53]
Kaya
Kayali
Kayalıfrom Kaya (applies to the villages in Muğla and Artvin) [53]
KebziliGebzelifrom Gebze (in Kocaeli) [53]
KeicerliKayserilifrom Kayseri [59]
KermeliKermelifrom the Gulf of Kerme (Gökova) [53]
KezdaliKazdağılıfrom Kazdağı [59]
Kissarli
Kisserli
Kayserilifrom Kayseri [59]
Korghlu
Korglu
Koroghli
Korogli
Kuloğlu Kouloughli (mixed Turkish and Algerian origin) [71]
Koudjali
Kouddjali
Kocaelifrom Kocaeli [59] [64]
KoulaliKulalıfrom Kulalı (in Manisa) [64]
Kouloughli
Koulougli
Kouroughli
Kouroughlou
KuloğluA Kouloughli (mixed Turkish and Algerian origin) [64]
KozlouKozlufrom Kozlu (in Zonguldak) [59]
Manamani
Manemeni
Manemenni
Menemenlifrom Menemen (in Izmir) [72]
MansaliManisalıfrom Manisa [72]
MeglaliMuğlalıfrom Muğla [72]
Merchali
Mersali
Maraşlıfrom Maraş [72]
Osmane
Othmani
Osman
Osmanlı
Ottoman [28]
Ould Zemirli
Ould Zmirli
İzmirlifrom Izmir [73]
RizeliRizelifrom Rize [74]
Romeili
Roumili
Rumelifrom Rumelia [74]
SanderliÇandarlifrom Çandarlı [74]
Sandjak
Sangaq
Sancakfrom [a] sanjak (an administrative unit of the Ottoman Empire) [62]
SatliÇatlıfrom Çat (in Erzurum) [62]
Sekelliİskelelifrom Iskele (in Muğla, Seyhan, or the island of Cyprus) [62]
SekliSekelifrom Söke (in Aydın) [62]
SkoudarliÜsküdarlıfrom Üsküdar (in Istanbul) [63]
Stamboul
Stambouli
İstanbulufrom Istanbul [75]
TchambazCambaz Cambaz (in Çanakkale) [76]
TakarliTaraklıfrom Taraklı (in Adapazarı) [63]
Tchanderli
Tchenderli
Çandarlıfrom Çandarlı [66] [74]
TekaliTekeelifrom Teke Peninsula [75]
Terki
Terqui
Türki Turkish (language) [77]
Terkman
Terkmani
TürkmenliTurkmen (from Anatolia/Mesopotamia) [77]
TorkiTürkTurkish [77]
Tourki
Tourquie
Turki
TürkTurk/Turkish [77]
YarmaliYarmalıfrom Yarma (in Konya) [73]
Zemerli
Zemirli
Zmerli
Zmirli
İzmirlifrom Izmir [73] [78]
Zemir
Zmir
İzmir Izmir [78]

The following list are examples of Turkish origin surnames which express a provenance settlement of Turkish families in regions of Algeria:

Surname used in AlgeriaTurkishMeaning in English
Tlemsanili
Tilimsani
Tilimsanılıfrom Tlemcen [77]

The following list are examples of Turkish origin surnames traditionally used by Turkish families in Constantine:

Acheuk-Youcef, [55] Ali Khodja, [55] Bachtarzi, [55] Benabdallah Khodja, [55] Benelmadjat, [55] Bestandji, [55] Bendali Braham, [55] Bentchakar, [55] Bensakelbordj, [55] Bentchikou, [55] Khaznadar, [55] Salah Bey, [55] Tchanderli Braham. [55]

By occupation

The following list are examples of some Turkish origin surnames which express the traditional occupation of Turkish families which settled in Algeria:

Surname used in AlgeriaTurkishEnglish translation
Aghaağa agha [79]
Ahtchiahçı, aşçıcook, keeper of restaurant [79]
Anberdjiambarcıstorekeeper [79]
Aoulakulakmessenger, courier [57]
Arbadjiarabacıdriver [79]
Atchiatçıhorse breeder [79]
Bachapaşaa pasha [80]
Bachaghabaşağahead agha [80]
Bachchaouchbaşçavuşsergeant major [80]
Bachesaisbaşseyishead stableman [80]
Bachtaftarbaşdefterdartreasurer [80]
Bachtarzibaş terzichief tailor [80]
Bachtoubdjibaştopçuchief cannoneer, artilleryman [80]
Baldjibalcımaker or seller of honey [80]
Bazarbacha
Bazarbarchi
pazarbaşıhead of bazaar [58]
Benabadjiben abacı[I am a] maker or seller of garments [81]
Benchauchben çavuş[I am a] sergeant [60]
Benchoubaneben çoban[I am a] shepherd [54]
Bendamardjiben demirci[I am a] metalworker [81] [66]
Bendaliben deli[I am a] deli (Ottoman troops) [81]
Benlaghaben ağa[I am a] agha [60]
Benstaaliben usta[I am a] master, workman, craftsman [60]
Bentobdjiben topçu[I am a] cannoneer [54]
Bestandji
Bostandji
bostancı bostandji [61]
Bouchakdjibıçakçıcutler [76]
Boudjakdjiocakçıchimney sweep [76]
Boyagiboyacıpainter [61]
Chalabi
Challabi
çelebieducated person, gentlemen [76]
Chaoucheçavuşsergeant [62]
Chembaz
Chembazi
cambazacrobat [63]
Damardji
Damerdji
demircimetalworker [81] [66]
Debladjitavlacıstable boy or backgammon player [65]
Deydayıofficer or maternal uncle [65]
Djadouadjikahvecicoffee maker or seller [82]
Djaidjiçaycıtea seller [82]
Doumandjidümencihelmsman [82]
Doumardjitımarcıstableman [67]
Dumangidümencihelmsman [82]
Dumargitımarcıstableman [67]
Fenardjifenercilighthouse keeper [67]
Fernakdjifırıncıbaker [67]
Hazerchihazırcıseller of ready-made clothing [69]
Kahouadjikahvecicafé owner or coffee maker/grower [69]
Kalaidjikalaycıtinner [70]
Kaouadjikahvecicafé owner or coffee maker/grower [69]
Kasbadjikasapcıbutcher [53]
KassabKasapbutcher [53]
Kaznadjihazinedarkeeper of a treasury [53]
Kebabdjikebapçıkebab seller [83]
Kehouadjikahvecicafé owner or coffee maker/grower [53]
Ketrandjikatrancıtar seller [59]
Khandjihancıinnkeeper [69]
Khaznadarhazinedarkeeper of a treasury [69]
Khaznadjihazinedarkeeper of a treasury [83]
Khedmadjihizmetçimaid, helper [83]
Khodja
Khoudja
hocateacher [83]
Louldjilülecimaker or seller of pipes [72]
Koumdadjikomandocommando [64]
Moumdji
Moumedji
mumcucandle maker [84]
Ouldchakmadjiçakmakçımaker or seller of flints/
maker or repairer of flintlock guns [84]
Nefradjinüfreciprepares amulets [84]
Pachapaşaa pasha [84]
Rabadjiarabacıdriver [64]
Raisreischief, leader [64]
Saboudji
Saboundji
sabuncumaker or seller of soap [74]
Selmadjisilmecicleaner or to measure [63]
Serkadjisirkecimaker or seller of vinegar [63]
Slahdjisilahçıgunsmith [63]
Staaliustamaster, workman, craftsman [75]
Tchambazcambazacrobat [76]

Other surnames

Surname used in AlgeriaTurkishEnglish translation
Arslanaslana lion [79]
Arzouliarzuludesirous, ambitious [79]
Baba
Babali
babaa father [57]
Badjibacıelder sister [57]
Bektachbektaşmember of the Bektashi Order [58]
Belbeybeymister, gentlemen [58]
Belbiazbeyazwhite [58]
Benchichaben şişe[I am] a bottle [60]
Benhadjiben hacı[I am] a Hadji [81]
Benkaraben QāraFrom Black Sea region in Anatolia [60]
Bensariben sarı[I am] blonde [60]
Bentobal
Bentobbal
ben topal[I am] crippled [54]
Bermakparmakfinger [54]
Beiram
Biram
bayramholiday, festival [61]
Beyazbeyazwhite [54]
Bougara
Boulkara
bu kara[this is] dark [54] [76]
Boukendjakdjikancıkmean [76]
Caliqusçalıkuşugoldcrest [76]
Chalabi
Challabi
çelebieducated person, gentlemen [74]
Chelbiçelebieducated person, gentlemen [62]
Cheroukçürükrotten [63]
Dali
Dalibey
Dalisaus
delibrave, crazy [66]
Damirdemirmetal [66]
Daouadjidavacılitigant [66]
Deramchidiremcicurrency [65]
Djabaliçelebieducated person, gentlemen [67]
Doumazduymazdeaf [67]
Eskieskiold [67]
Gabakabarough, heavy [67]
Goutchoukküçüksmall, little [69] [71]
Gueddjaligacaldomestic [68]
Guendezgündüzdaytime [68]
Guermezligörmezliblind [69] [71]
Guertalikartaleagle [69]
Hadjihacı Hadji [69]
Hidoukhaydutbandit [83]
Ioldachyoldaşcompanion, comrade [84]
Karakaradark [84]
Karabadjikara bacıdark sister [70]
Kardachekardeşbrother [70]
Karkachkarakaşdark eyebrows [84]
Kermazgörmezblind [69] [71]
Kerroudjikurucufounder, builder, veteran [59]
Kertalikartaleagle [59]
Koutchoukküçüksmall, little [69] [71]
Lalali
Lalili
lalelitulip [71]
Maldjimalcıcattle producer [84]
Mestandjimestandrunk [84]
Oldachyoldaşcompanion, comrade [84]
Oualanoğlanboy [73]
Oukselyükselto succeed, achieve [73]
Ourakoraksickle [73]
Salakdjisalakçasilly [74]
Salaouatchi
Salouatchi
salavatçaıprayer [74]
Sarisarıyellow or blond [62]
Sarmacheksarmaşıkvine [62]
Sersar
Sersoub
serserilayabout, vagrant [63]
Tachetaşstone, pebble [76]
Taraklitaraklıhaving a comb, crested [76]
Tchalabiçelebieducated person, gentlemen [76]
Tchalikoucheçalıkuşugoldcrest [76]
Tenbeltembellazy [77]
Tobal
Toubal
topalcripple [77]
Yataghan
Yataghen
yatağan yatagan [73]
Yazliyazılıwritten [73]
Yekkachedjiyakışmakto suit [78]
Yesliyaslımourning [78]
Yoldasyoldaşcompanion, comrade [84]

See also

Notes

^  a: "Kouloughlis" refers to the offspring (or descendants) of Turkish fathers and Algerian mothers. [21]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ottoman Tripolitania</span> Semi-autonomous state affiliated with the Ottoman Empire (1551–1912)

Ottoman Tripolitania, also known as the Regency of Tripoli, was officially ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1551 to 1912. It corresponded roughly to the northern parts of modern-day Libya in historic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica. It was initially established as an Ottoman province ruled by a pasha (governor) in Tripoli who was appointed from Constantinople, though in practice it was semi-autonomous due to the power of the local Janissaries. From 1711 to 1835, the Karamanli dynasty ruled the province as a de facto hereditary monarchy while remaining under nominal Ottoman suzerainty. In 1835, the Ottomans reestablished direct control over the region until its annexation by Italy in 1912.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif</span>

Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Sherif, also known as Ahmed Bey or Hadj Ahmed Bey was the last bey of Constantine in the Regency of Algiers, ruling from 1826 to 1848. He was the successor of Mohamed Menamenni Bey ben Khan. As head of state, he led the local population in a fierce resistance to the French occupation forces. With the position vacant, in 1833 he adopted the title of leader of Algeria, and dey in exile، although this was not recognized by any other country. In 1837 Constantine was taken by the French after an intense siege. He retreated into the Aurès Mountains from where he continued to wage a low-intensity conflict with tribes still loyal to him, until he capitulated in 1848.

Salah Rais was the 7th King of Algiers, an Ottoman privateer and admiral. He is alternatively referred to as Sala Reis, Salih Rais, Salek Rais and Cale Arraez in several European sources, particularly in Spain, France and Italy.

Kouloughlis, also spelled Koulouglis, Cologhlis and Qulaughlis, but the translation of the word "kul" as slave is misleading since in the Ottoman context, it referred to one's special status as being in the special service of the sultan. It was a term used during the period of Ottoman influence in North Africa that usually designated the mixed offspring of Ottoman officials and janissaries, and local North African women.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Husayn I ibn Ali</span> Founder of the Tunisian Husainid dynasty (1675–1740)

Al-Husayn I ibn Ali, also known as Hussein I was the founder of the Husainid Dynasty, which ruled Tunisia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1957.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire</span> Descendants of Ottoman-Turkish settlers living outside of the modern borders of Turkey

The Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire refers to ethnic Turks, who are the descendants of Ottoman-Turkish settlers from Anatolia and Eastern Thrace, living outside of the modern borders of the Republic of Turkey and in the independent states which were formerly part of the Ottoman Empire. Thus, they are not considered part of Turkey's modern diaspora, rather, due to living for centuries in their respective regions, they are now considered "natives" or "locals" as they have been living in these countries prior to the independence and establishment of the modern-nation states.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">French conquest of Algeria</span> Conquest of Algeria by France, 1830-1903

The French conquest of Algeria took place between 1830 and 1903. In 1827, an argument between Hussein Dey, the ruler of the Regency of Algiers, and the French consul escalated into a blockade, following which the July Monarchy of France invaded and quickly seized Algiers in 1830, and seized other coastal communities. Amid internal political strife in France, decisions were repeatedly taken to retain control of the territory, and additional military forces were brought in over the following years to quell resistance in the interior of the country.

The Turks in Libya, also commonly referred to as Kouloughlis(Arabic: كراغلة) are Libyans who claim partial descent from Ottoman Janissaries in Libya. Quantifiying their presence/population in Libya in the modern day is near impossible, due to them assimilating near entirely in the Libyan population over time. They mainly make up a small fraction of the populations of the cities, Misrata and Tripoli.

The Turks in Tunisia, also known as Turco-Tunisians and Tunisian Turks, are ethnic Turks who constitute one of the minority groups in Tunisia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ottoman Tunisia</span> Semi-autonomous state affiliated with the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Tunisia, also known as the Regency of Tunis, refers to the Ottoman presence in Ifriqiya from the 16th to 19th centuries, when Tunis was officially integrated into the Ottoman Empire as the Eyalet of Tunis. The Ottoman presence in the Maghreb began with the takeover of Algiers in 1516 by the Ottoman Turkish corsair and beylerbey Aruj, eventually expanding across the entire region except for Morocco. The first Ottoman conquest of Tunis occurred in 1534 under the command of Khayr al-Din Barbarossa, the younger brother of Aruj, who was the Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Fleet during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. However, it was not until the final Ottoman reconquest of Tunis from Spain in 1574 that the Turks permanently acquired the former territories of Hafsid Tunisia, retaining it until the French occupation of Tunisia in 1881.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Odjak of Algiers</span> 1518–1830 unit of the Algerine army

The Odjak of Algiers((efn|also spelled Ujaq was a unit of the Algerian army. It was a highly autonomous part of the Janissary Corps, acting completely independently from the rest of the corps, similar to the relationship between Algiers and the Sublime Porte. Led by an Agha, they also took part in the country's internal administration and politics, ruling the country for several years. They acted as a defense unit, a Praetorian Guard, and an instrument of repression until 1817.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beylik of Constantine</span> Governorate (Beylik) in the Regency of Algiers

The Beylik of Constantine, Beylik of the Sunrise or Beylik of the East as was its official designation, was one of the three Beyliks of the Regency of Algiers . The region liberated itself from the Hafsid Emirate of Béjaïa in the early 16th century, and constituted itself around Constantine in the mid to late 16th century. The Beylik collapsed in the 1837 siege of Constantine during the French conquest of Algeria. The Constantine department was formed upon the bases of the Beylik in 1848.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Western Beylik</span>

The Beylik of the West was one of three Beyliks (governorates) of the Regency of Algiers, with the other two being the Beylik of Titteri and the Beylik of Constantine. It was established in 1563, and it was ended during the French conquest.

Mohamed ben Hassan, also known as Muhammad III was during the reign of Baba Ali Chaouch khaznaji of Algiers before becoming Dey of Algiers from 1718 to 1724 as successor to Baba Ali I.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tunisian–Algerian War (1807)</span>

The Tunisian–Algerian War of 1807 was a conflict between the Beylik of Tunis and the Deylik of Algiers. The war led to the emancipation of Tunisia from any sort of Algerian influence, and the ending of the tribute paid by Tunisia to Algeria since 1756.

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