Nasrid–Ottoman relations

Nasrid–Ottoman relations occurred during the last years of the 15th century, as the Nasrid dynasty attempted to obtain the help of the Ottoman Empire against the Reconquista in Spain.

[1] This Turkish expansion represented an increased threat to the Spanish Crown under Fernando, which had to deal with a Muslim presence in southern Spain, with the Kingdom of Córdoba.

[1] The co-advisor of Boabdil Muhammad Ibn Edin made plans for Ottoman troops to be disembarked in Valencia, from where they would join 200,000 Mudéjars against the Spanish.

[1][4] As a response to the Nasrid plea, however, Bayezid II sent the Ottoman admiral Kemal Reis with a fleet to the west Mediterranean.

[1] Until 1495, Kemal Reis was active in raiding the Spanish coast, his fleet being based in Bône, Bougie and Jerba.

He criticized the conduct of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile in expelling a class of people so useful to their subjects.