Kaptan Pasha

Kaptan Pasha

Kaptan Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: کاپیتان پاشا Kaptan Pasha) or کاپیتان دریا Kaptan-ı Derya (literally "Captain of the Sea") were the titles given to the chief commander of the navy in the Ottoman Empire.

The title "Kaptan-ı Derya" was first instaured during the reign of Bayezid I ("the Thunderbolt") as an official rank within the state structure. Starting with the reign of Mehmed II ("the Conqueror"), the holders of the rank were accorded the status of viziers and held the title of Pasha, thus they were more often called "Kaptan Pasha". A total of 161 Kaptan-ı Derya/Kaptan Pasha served in the vizieral office until 1867 when an Ottoman Naval Ministry was founded. The supreme commanders of the Ottoman Navy that followed were thus ministers ("Bahriye Nazırı"), until a further re-structuring in 1897.

Some famous Kaptan-ı Derya include:
* Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha
* Uluj Ali Pasha
* Piyale Pasha
* Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha
* Sinan Pasha
* Ali Pasha
* Koca Mehmed Hüsrev Pasha

ee also

* List of Ottoman Kaptan Pashas
* Ottoman Navy
* Ottoman titles
* Captain (nautical)
* Pasha

External links

* [http://www.dzkk.tsk.mil.tr/english/Tarihce/DonanmaKomutanligi.asp History of Turkish Fleet Command] by the Turkish Naval Forces


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