Everything Everywhere Daily · Thursday, September 17, 2026
Following Spanish attempts to capture key coastal cities in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Algerian leaders sought aid from the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans sent the Barbarossa brothers, Arruj and Khair ad-Din, who successfully repelled the Spanish threat, leading to Algeria becoming an autonomous province within the Ottoman Empire known as the Regency of Algiers.
“To counter this threat, Algerian leaders turned to the Ottoman Empire.”
“The Ottomans sent the brothers Arruj and Khair ad-Din Barbarossa to help protect them from the Spanish.”
“Afterwards, Algeria became an autonomous province within the Ottoman Empire, known as the Regency of Algiers.”