Çukurova in Mamluks Period

Relation of Mamluks with Cukurova region had began from the period of Sultan Baibars. Cilicia Armenian Kingdom was a serious foreign threat for Mamluks. Thus the Kingdom was in contact with the crusaders and Mongols, and it was attacking to Mamluk?s lands in all oppurtunity. Therefor Mamluks had attacked to the region time after time becauseof the military and political factors and also economical needs. During the attacks, important castles as Adana, Tarsus, Ayas had been captured with the Turkmans supports. At last Mamluks had captured the capital city Sis, and put an end to Cilicia Armenian Kingdom in 1375.Mamluks had established their power on the region through the Adana, Tarsus and Ayas regent who were appointed from Cairo directly after the Cilicia Armenian Kingdom had came an end. But revols of Ramazanogulları (depended to Mamluks and settled in Cukurova) and attacks of Dulkadirogulları and Karamanogulları (settled neighborig to Cukurova) to the region had kept busy Mamluks a lot. The stick authotiry that had been established since the period of Sultan Barsbay was shaken by Ottomans (rised from the east rapidly). Because Ottomans had coveted to Cukurova. Since Ottomans wanted to be dominate on the region friendly relations had been established with Turkmens so Ottomans had clashed with Mamluks. The clashes had caused long time wars between Mamluks and Ottomans. Mamluks had came out Victorious from most of the wars but they had had big shocks economicaly.Even if hostality beetwen two states went on friendly during the period of II. Beyazit after Fatih, left it?s place hostality again at the period of Yavuz Sultan Selim. Yavuz had fixed his direction to the east, captured Dulkadirogulları beat Safewi and established political unity in Anatolia. After that he had gone to war on the lands of Mamluks. He had beat Mamluks at the battle fields of Mercidabık in 1516 and Reydaniye in 1517. Mamluk state had come an end and lands of the state had passed to Ottomans. At last Syria, Egypt, Hicaz and also Cukurova region had passed to Ottoman reign.Key Words:1-Mamluks2-Cukurova3-Turkomans4-Ottoman State5-Armenians