Kaptan Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: کاپیتان پاشا Kaptan Pasha) or کاپیتان دریا Kaptan-ı Derya (literally Captain of the Sea, the equivalent of the modern Admiral of the Fleet) were the titles given to the chief commander of the navy in the Ottoman Empire.
The title Kaptan-ı Derya was first granted during the reign of Bayezid I (the Thunderbolt) as an official rank within the state structure. Starting with the reign of Mehmed II (the Conqueror), holders of the rank were accorded the status of viziers and held the title of Pasha, thus they were more often called Kaptan Pasha. A total of 161 Kaptan-ı Derya/Kaptan Pasha served in the vizieral office until 1867 when an Ottoman Naval Ministry was founded. The supreme commanders of the Ottoman Navy that followed were thus ministers (Bahriye Nazırı), until a further re-structuring in 1897.
Some famous Kaptan-ı Derya include:
- Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha
- Piyale Pasha
- Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha
- Sinan Pasha
- Müezzinzade Ali Pasha
- Uluç or Kılıç Ali Pasha
- Koca Mehmed Hüsrev Pasha
- Koca Bekir Pasha
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