Turahanoğlu family

Turahanoğlu family (Turahanoğulları, Turahanoğlu ailesi) was one of the families that led the akıncı corps in Ottoman Empire between the 15th-16th centuries.

History
The further Ottoman expansion to the European frontiers was shared with semi-independent warriors, with the most notable being the four families of Evrenosoğulları, Mihaloğulları, both of which were of Anatolian Christian origin, Malkoçoğulları, of Serbian origin, and the Turahanoğulları of undetermined Christian origin. These four families made up the ghazi (warrior) nobility. The akıncı were one of the first divisions to face the opposing military and were known for their prowess in battle. Unpaid they lived and operated as raiders on the frontiers of the Ottoman Empire, subsisting totally on plunder.

Members

 * Turahan Bey (fl. 1413–d. 1456), general and governor, son of Pasha Yiğit Bey
 * Turahanoğlu Ahmed Bey
 * Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey (fl. 1435–1484), general and governor
 * Hasan Bey
 * Idris Bey