OSMANLI-DARFÛR MÜNASEBETLERİ

The relationships between the Ottoman Empire and Africa at the beginning of 16th century has make progress in the following centuries with other regions. The Sultanat of Darfur which had dominated on the western of actual Sudan between 16-20ih centuries had very close reports from time at time notably from 17th century with Istanbul. The Sultans of Darfur had asked the help of Ottoman Empire against the policy of the expansion of Kavalali Mehmed Ali Pasha, Governor of Egypt, in the region of Sudan. From 1882, the sultans of the Darfur blocked the colonial activities of England in this region of Africa almost during 35 years. And Ali Dinar, the last sultan of Darfur, had wanted to make float the Ottoman flag in all regions of his country. But, his wish does not take place because of its death by the Englishmen in 1916 and its territories were colonized.