Ottoman expeditions to Morocco

Ottoman expeditions to Morocco

Ottoman miniature depicting the 1576 capture of Fez.
DateJanuary 1554, March 1576
Location
Result

Algerian-Ottoman victory

  • Ottoman Algerian forces conquer Fez and install vassal rulers on both expeditions
  • Nominal Moroccan recognition of Ottoman suzerainty
Belligerents
1554 Expedition Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Kuku
Principality of Debdou
1576 Expedition
Saadi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Ali Abu Hassun
Abd al-Malik
Suleiman I
Murad III
Salah Rais
Ramadan Pasha
Mohammed al-Shaykh
Mohammed al-Mutawakkil

In the 16th century the Ottomans undertook several expeditions to the Saadi Sultanate, a state which ruled present-day Morocco and parts of Northwest Africa.