Ottoman expeditions to Morocco

Ottoman expeditions to Morocco
	; Ottoman miniature depicting the 1576 capture of Fez.
Date	January 1554, March 1576
Location	Kingdom of Fez, Saadi Sultanate
Result	Algerian-Ottoman victory Ottoman Algerian forces conquer Fez and install vassal rulers on both expeditions; Temporary nominal Moroccan recognition of Ottoman suzerainty;
Belligerents
1554 Expedition Wattasid Sultanate Ottoman Empire Regency of Algiers; Kingdom of Kuku; Principality of Debdou1576 Expedition Saadi Sultanate Abd al-Malik Forces; Ottoman Empire Regency of Algiers;	Saadi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Ali Abu Hassun; Abd al-Malik; Suleiman I; Murad III; Salah Rais; Ramadan Pasha	Mohammed al-Shaykh; Mohammed al-Mutawakkil

In the 16th century the Ottomans undertook several expeditions to the Saadi Sultanate, a state which ruled present-day Morocco and parts of Northwest Africa.