Hoca Sefer was a captain, who was in charge of pro-Ottoman

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 forces in Gujarat in the first half of the 15th century.

Hoca Sefer, who had been installed by the Ottoman captain Selman Reis

Selman Reis

Selman Reis was an Ottoman admiral and corsair who was active in the Mamluk Navy of Egypt and later in the Ottoman Navy against the Portuguese in the first half of the 16th century...

, attempted to maintain Ottoman influence in Diu against the Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

, who had established the Diu Fort

Diu Fort

The Diu Fort, is located on the west coast of India in Diu, a Union Territory, administered by the Government of India. The fort was built by the Portuguese during their colonial rule of the Diu island. The Diu town is located to the west of the fort...

 there.

The conflict between the Ottomans and the Portuguese would escalate with the Siege of Diu

Siege of Diu

The Siege of Diu occurred when an Ottoman imperial fleet attempted to capture the Indian city of Diu in 1538, then held by the Portuguese.It ended with a Portuguese victory.-Background:...

 in 1538, following the request for Ottoman intervention by Sultan Bahadur of Gujarat in 1536.