The Ottomans actively sponsored and supported Morisco resettlement, not passively received it

Evidence

Recent publications by Temimi make it clear that the choice of Turkey and other lands under Ottoman suzerainty was not merely prompted by individual preference but was the Morisco response to positive offers of support and sponsorship emanating at the highest level. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1640

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the earlier chapter material on Moriscos in Christian Europe and the Medici’s headhunting — contrast of active sponsorship policies across regimes.