Under Ottoman rule, Derna was initially under the governor at Tripoli, but shortly after 1711, it fell under the Karamanli sultanate until 1835, when it became a dependency of the autonomous sanjak of Benghazi, essentially Cyrenaica, which was governed directly from Constantinople.
Under Ottoman rule, Derna initially belonged to the governor in Tripoli, but after 1711, it came under the Karamanli dynasty until 1835, when it became part of the autonomous Benghazi region, essentially Cyrenaica, which was directly controlled from Constantinople.