Hızır

Hızır was the last ruler of the Saruhan Dynasty, a Turkmen dynasty that governed in western Anatolia from around 1300 to 1410. The Saruhan principality extended its territories to the Aegean Sea and was active in Mediterranean trade, participating in raids into Byzantine territories alongside other Turkmen principalities. The dynasty was eventually annexed by the Ottoman Empire in 1390, but its independence was briefly restored by Timur (Tamerlane) in 1402. Hızır was killed by the Ottoman prince Mehmed Çelebi around 1410, leading to the Saruhan region being reincorporated into the Ottoman Empire. The Turkmen people, who speak a Turkic language, traditionally lived a nomadic pastoral life and are predominantly Muslim.12