Yörük

Yörük
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - update 13.27885
Type	Villager Economic
Civilization(s)	Ottomans
Age	Exploration Age
Training
Trained at	Town Center
Cost	100 Food 1 Population
Train time	48 seconds (automatic) seconds
Train limit	25 (before Galata Tower District, Topkapi, and Tanzimat)
Statistics
Hit points	150
Resistance	20% Hand
Speed	4.0
Line of Sight	14
Ability	Gather resources Build buildings Claim treasures
XP train bounty	10
XP kill bounty	10
Ranged attack
Damage	3 Ranged
Range	2-12 0-12 (against huntable)
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	×4.0 vs. Huntable ×2.0 vs. Pet and Artillery ×0.5 vs. Villager
Siege attack
Damage	5 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	×3.0 vs. Resource enclosure*
Hand attack
Damage	10 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	×5.0 vs. Llama

“	Ottoman villager that arrives for free at the Town Center.	”
—In-game description

The Yörük is an economic unit in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that replaces the Settler for the Ottomans since update 13.27885. It is automatically spawned by Town Centers.

Overview

The Yörük is a variant of the Settler unique to the Ottomans. While otherwise identical to European Settlers, they are spawned automatically for free.

If revolted, The Town Centers will lose the ability to train Yörüks automatically, even if the player sends Home City Cards to enable the training of Citizens (Yörüks). Instead, Citizens cost resources to train, the same as other civilizations.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything, especially Oprichniks
Improvements
Gathering speed	Klamath Work Ethos (+5%) Fasting (+10%) Punjabi New Year (+10% from Mills/Farms/Estates/Rice Paddies/Fields/Haciendas) For food: Hunting Dogs (+10% from huntable animals) Steel Traps (+20% from huntable animals) Seed Drill (+15% from Mills/Farms/Rice Paddies/Fields/Haciendas) Artificial Fertilizer (+30% from Mills/Farms/Rice Paddies/Fields/Haciendas) Large Scale Agriculture (+50% from Mills/Farms/Rice Paddies/Fields/Haciendas; Europeans only) Aztec Chinampa (+20% from Mills; Age of Empires III only) Maya Calendar (+10%) Zapotec Food of the Gods (+10%) Vegetarianism (+40% from Berry Bushes) Akan Cocoa Beans (+30% from Berry Bushes, 10% from Mills/Farms/Rice Paddies/Fields/Haciendas) For wood: Gang Saw (+10%) Log Flume (+20%) Circular Saw (+30%) Deforestation (+50%; Europeans only) Wood Clearing (+20%) Yoruba Herbalism (+10%) For coin: Placer Mines (+10% from mines) Amalgamation (+20% from mines) Bookkeeping (+10% from Estates/Rice Paddies/Fields/Haciendas) Homesteading (+20% from Estates/Rice Paddies/Fields/Haciendas) Refineries (+30% from Estates/Rice Paddies/Fields/Haciendas) Excessive Taxation (+50%; Europeans only) Quechuan Metalworking (+20% from mines) Navajo Craftsmanship (+20%) Somali Coinage (+10%)
Hit points	Nootka Bark Clothing (+50%) Berber Kings of the Desert (+35%) Great Coat (+35%) Apache Cactus Use (+15%)
Attack	Blunderbuss (+3) Chouannerie (+1.0 multiplier against infantry)
Range	Blunderbuss (+4)
Line of Sight	Blunderbuss (+4) Town Watch (+3)
Speed	Apache Cactus Use (+15%)
Train time	Christian Schools (-15%) Immigrants (-5%) Millet System (-4 sec.) Koprulu Viziers (-6 sec.) Grand Bazaar (-8 sec.)
Other	Sequoyah's Cherokee Syllabary (ships 4 Yörüks) Sharia (+10 train limit) Yoruba Herbalism (regenerate hit points when close to a tree or Berry Bush) Galata Tower District (+20 train limit) Topkapi (+25 train limit) Tanzimat (+29 train limit)
Penalties	Fasting (-40% hit points) Blunderbuss (-2.0 multiplier against huntable animals)

Home City Cards

As Yörüks are unique to the Ottomans, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards that affects them are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Yörük

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple	Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Food Silos	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 10% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 10% faster
TEAM Furrier	Villagers gather food from huntable animals 10% faster and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 15% faster; huntable animals last 5% longer; Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards last 7.5% longer
TEAM Spice Trade	Villagers gather food from huntable animals 10% faster and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 15% faster; huntable animals and Cherry Orchards last 5% longer; Berry Bushes last 7.5% longer
TEAM Medicine	Villagers train time -15%

• "TEAM Food Silos" is available to the Germans and Haudenosaunee.
• "TEAM Furrier" is available to the Haudenosaunee and Russians.
• "TEAM Spice Trade" is available to the Dutch and Lakota.
• "TEAM Medicine" is available to the Aztecs, Haudenosaunee, Inca, and Indians.

Aztecs

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Exotic Hardwoods	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 15% faster
TEAM Silversmith	Villagers gather coin from mines, Tribal Marketplaces, and Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 10% faster; mines last 10% loger

British

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Rum Distillery	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 15% faster

Canada

Card	Description	Age
Great Buffalo Hunt	Ships 10 Bison; Villagers gather food from huntable animals 10% faster

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Ironmonger	Villagers gather coin from mines, Tribal Marketplaces, and Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 10% faster

• "TEAM Ironmongers" is available to the Ottomans and Spanish.

French

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sawmills	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 10% faster; trees and Mango Groves last 5% longer

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Inca Bridges	Infantry, Villagers, Healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed; +1 Chasqui

Indians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Jujutsu	Villagers get +35% hit points; Surgeons, Priests, Architects, Native Scouts, and Envoys get +20% attack; Disciples and Shaolin Masters get +10% attack; units affected by villager upgrades get +10% hit points
TEAM Chonindo	Villagers, Fishing Boats, and Abuns gather 8% faster (except hunts); Haciendas auto gather 8% faster

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
TEAM Copper Canyon	Ships 1 Prospector Wagon; Villagers gather wood from trees and coin from mines 10% faster

Ottomans

Card	Description	Age
2 Yörüks	Ships 2 Yörüks
5 Yörüks	Ships 5 Yörüks
3 Yörüks	Ships 3 Yörüks
Pioneers	Villagers get +65% hit points
Sawmills	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 15% faster; trees and Mango Groves last 15% longer
Exotic Hardwoods	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 20% faster
Silversmith	Villagers gather coin from mines 20% faster; mines last 20% longer
Royal Mint	Villagers gather coin 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster
Food Silos	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 15% faster
Sustainable Agriculture	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 15% faster
Refrigeration	Villagers gather food 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 20% faster
Furrier	Villagers gather food from huntable animals 15% faster and from Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; huntable animals last 7.5% longer and Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer
Spice Trade	Villagers gather food from huntable animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; huntable animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer
Textile Mill	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster
Stonemasons	Villagers build buildings 65% faster
Economic Theory	Villagers and Fishing Boats gather resources 10% faster

Revolutions

Card	Description	Age
Dhimma	Ships 6 Citizens (Yörüks); Citizen can be trained at the Town Centers; Fishing Boats can be trained at the Docks
Flood of the Nile	Ships 4 Citizens; Citizen train limit +4; each Mill and Estate spawns 100 food, 100 coin, respectively; Villagers gather from Berry Bushes, Mills, and Estates 10% faster
Citizenship	Ships 6 Citizens; Citizen can be trained at the Town Centers for 70 coin; Fishing Boats can be trained at the Docks (also +1 Mameluke for the Egypt)

• "Dhimma" is available to the Barbary States.
• "Flood of the Nile" is available to the Egypt.
• "Citizenship" is available to the Egypt, Hungary, and Romania.

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	All units get +10 Line of Sight; +1 Inquisitor

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Falun Mine	Ships 1 Prospector Wagon; Villagers, Abuns, and Mountain Monasteries gather yield from mines 25% longer

Changelog

Knights of the Mediterranean

• Originally, Yörüks had a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Mountain Monasteries, Athos Monasteries, Depots and Shrines. With update 13.58326, Yörüks have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Resource enclosure.

History

“

The Turkish word "Yörük" describes wandering persons and specifically refers to groups of Oghuz Turks who continued the nomadic way of life from the Central Asian steppe within the borders of the Ottoman Empire. They made their living through animal husbandry and mostly lived in tents which they set up on the plains or plateaus according to the seasons. The Ottoman administration used the designation "Yörüks" in separation from the sedentary Turkmens and considered them a major contributor to the establishment of a permanent Turkic population in newly conquered lands of the Ottoman Empire. Most Yörüks were sent to settle in Anatolia and especially in the Balkans, where the Ottoman viziers encouraged them to settle down by bestowing them with lands suitable for farming. Many Yörüks followed this invitation and either settled permanently or continued a semi-nomadic life.

”

Gallery

Yörük image from the Compendium section

In-game Yörüks