Publication: Osmanlılar’ın Cezayir’e girişi (1512-1543)
Abstract
Osmanlılar’ın Cezâyir’e girişi (1512-1543) modern Cezâyir tarihinde bir dönüm noktası olarak kabul edilir. Çünkü bu olay Cezâyir’in, uzun süredir altında bulunduğu İspanyol işgalinden kurtarılmasıyla sonuçlanmıştır. İspanyol işgali, müslümanların Endülüs’ü tekrar fethetme teşebbüsünü önlemek amacıyla bütün Kuzey Afrika’yı hrıstiyanlaştırmayı amaçlıyordu. Osmanlı Devletine ilhakıyla birlikte Cezâyir, Kuzey Afrika ve batı Akdeniz’deki İspanyol nüfuzuna karşı başlıca Osmanlı savunma hattı haline geldi. Cezâyir, kendine özgü jeo-politik konumu sayesinde, yarı bağımsız bir politik oluşum halini aldı ve yaklaşık bugünkü modern Cezâyir devletinin işgal ettiği alanı kapsamaktaydı. Bu nedenle Osmanlılar’ın Cezâyir’e girişi, temel taşlarını Barbaros kardeşlerin koyduğu modern Cezayir devletinin tarihinin ilk dönemini temsil eder.
The Ottoman advent to Algeria (1512-1543) is considered as a turning point in the history of Modern Algeria, because it resulted in the liberation of Algeria from the Spanish occupation, which aimed at Christianization of the whole region of the North Africa in order to prevent a possible Muslim attempt to reconquer Andalusia. With the annexation of Algeria to the Ottoman Empire, Algeria became primary defense line against the Spanish expansion and penetration in the Western Mediterranean and North Africa. Due to its unique geo-political position, Algeria became a quasy-independent political entity, occupying approximately the same geographical area as the modern state of Algeria has today. Therefore, the Ottoman arrival to Algeria represents the first basic period of the history of the modern state of Algeria, the foundation of which was laid by the Barbarous brothers.
The Ottoman advent to Algeria (1512-1543) is considered as a turning point in the history of Modern Algeria, because it resulted in the liberation of Algeria from the Spanish occupation, which aimed at Christianization of the whole region of the North Africa in order to prevent a possible Muslim attempt to reconquer Andalusia. With the annexation of Algeria to the Ottoman Empire, Algeria became primary defense line against the Spanish expansion and penetration in the Western Mediterranean and North Africa. Due to its unique geo-political position, Algeria became a quasy-independent political entity, occupying approximately the same geographical area as the modern state of Algeria has today. Therefore, the Ottoman arrival to Algeria represents the first basic period of the history of the modern state of Algeria, the foundation of which was laid by the Barbarous brothers.