Döger

The Döger were an Oghuz Turkoman tribe whose herds ranged around Urfa in the fourteenth century. They were vassals of the Mamluks and descended from the same tribe as the Artuqid dynasty.

The Döger fought at different times for both the Kara Koyunlu and Ak Koyunlu without joining either confederation. In 1435 Sultan Barsbay sent them against the Ak Koyunlu near Amid; this was their last independent campaign, and their victory marked their final appearance as a regional power. Under Ottoman rule their clans were settled around Urfa and Aleppo.