موقف الدولة العثمانية من الهجوم الاسباني على شمال افريقيا خلال القرن السادس عشر الميلادي

Abstract

The research showed the role played by Spain, with the support of the papacy, in the attack on the North African regions during the sixteenth century AD, taking advantage of the state of weakness and political disintegration experienced by the countries of the Maghreb since the fall of Andalusia, as Spain took the initiative to prepare armies and fleets to attack the regions of North Africa to prevent giving the Arabs any opportunity to think about returning once again to the rule of Andalusia.Spain began to prepare armies and fleets to control the coastal regions of Algeria, and when it established itself there, it set its sights on Tripoli, Tunisian cities all the way to the capital, and Tunis. Thus, Spain was able to occupy most of North Africa.The Spanish forces faced fierce resistance from the inhabitants of the cities of North Africa, and suffered heavy losses in lives and equipment, which forced them to build castles and forts on the coastal sites to counter the attacks of the escalating Arab resistance.The Muslim sea leaders took the initiative to seek help from the Muslim Ottoman state to confront the strength of the Spanish fleets, as the people and the Mujahideen united with the Ottoman state, and they were able, after unifying their efforts, to stand up to the Spanish forces and force them to withdraw towards Europe after they had inflicted heavy losses in equipment and personnel. As for the Ottoman state it annexed North African countries to its possessions and became in direct confrontation with European countries in the western basin of the Mediterranean.