Algeria's political relations with the Ottoman Empire between 1791 and 1830

Abstract

This study aims to shed light on the origins of relations between Algeria and the Ottoman Empire, and to examine the manifestations of political subordination between the two parties, even after Algeria’s near-complete separation. Through this study, we also seek to highlight the diplomatic relations between the Ottoman Empire and Algeria, which influenced the latter’s foreign relations. We have concluded that Algeria acquired an important position in the western Mediterranean basin following the Ottoman Empire’s assistance against Spanish occupation. This strengthened the bonds of solidarity and support between the two countries, whilst making Algeria a target for the ambitions of foreign powers—such as the United States, Portugal and France—which sought to further weaken it by instigating crises in order to gain control.