Bey (also with or in the older form Beg; osmanisch, bay and/or Be) is the Turkish word for "gentleman ".

In the Osmani realm (today's Turkey) it was a title for military (for instance in the rank Colonels) and civilian officials of middle status. The title was placed behind like pasha, Aga or Efendi for the name. This title was abolished in Turkey in the year 1932, in Egypt 1953.

The first rulers of the Osmani realm were called still Bey; the title Sultan came only after 1383 into use.

In North Africa the early osmanische tradition to titulieren governor of the Sultans held itself as with in (actually to a large extent independent) the osmanischen provinces Libya, Algiers and Tunis. The Beis (and/or Deis) of Algiers was set off 1830 in the course of the French conquest of Algeria, the last osmanische with of Libya had to yield 1912 the new Italian colonial gentlemen.

Longest survived the regional office for ruler of the Beis of Tunis, since 1705 of the Husainiden, which by the island Crete coming descendant of the Beis Husain I. (1705-1735) had been quasi hereditary made. To 1837 the Husainiden Beis led the osmanischen title of a Beilerbei ("gentleman of the gentlemen "), since that time the title "and owners of the kingdom of Tunis ", which they connected with the style "to sovereignty "and to who 1871 were confirmed by the osmanischen Sultan.

Muhammad IIITH as-Sadiq pasha with (1859-1882) saw itself forced in the year 1881 to recognize the French "protectorate "(protectorate); France maintained however in contrast to Algeria the Husainiden Beis as formal rulers Tunesiens (under control of a French general resident). 1943 set - a unique case - "the free Frenchmen "de Gaulles for the with Muhammad VIITH aluminium-Munsef alias Moncef Bey (1942-1943; to be "† 1948) under the reproach off, a trailer of the Vichy regime. Its cousin and successor Muhammad VIIITH aluminum amine (1943-1957) was not only the latter with of Tunis under French protectorate, but - after proclamation of independence Tunesiens - also the first and only king of Tunesien (March 1956 to July 1957), before the actual new ruling power prime minister Habib Bourguiba proclaimed the republic. Ex with and ex king deceased under house arrest 1962.

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