Kurtoğlu Hızır Reis

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Kurtoğlu Hızır Reis ( known as Curtogoli in Italy, France and Spain ) was an Ottoman admiral and commander of the Ottoman fleet in the Indian Ocean, son of the famous admiral Kurtoğlu Muslihiddin Reis . In 1568/69 he led an expedition to Aceh , Indonesia , as a result of which Aceh became an Ottoman protectorate.

In 1567/68 he commanded a fleet of 15 ships that sailed via Surat , Janjira and Sri Lanka , two of which arrived in Aceh, Indonesia in north Sumatra . He followed a request from the Sultan Alaaddin of Aceh, who had asked for support against the expansion of the Portuguese in 1565. Aceh became a protectorate of the Ottoman Empire.

Portugal respected the long-standing alliance between the Ottoman Empire and Aceh, which only ended when the Netherlands took control of Aceh in 1904.

Literature and Sources

  • Salvatore Bono: Corsari nel Mediterraneo ( Corsairs in the Mediterranean ). Oscar Storia Mondadori. Perugia 1993.
  • Ernle Bradford: The Sultan's Admiral: The life of Barbarossa. London 1968.
personal data
SURNAME Reis, Kurtoğlu Hızır
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Curtogoli
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ottoman admiral and commander of the Ottoman fleet in the Indian Ocean
DATE OF BIRTH before 1568
DATE OF DEATH after 1568