Yörük

Yörük
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - update 13.27885
Type	Villager Land villager Economic
Civilization(s)	Ottomans
Age	Exploration Age
Training
Trained at	Town Center
Cost	100 Food 1 Population
Train time	48 seconds
Train limit	25
Statistics
Hit points	150
Resistance	20% Hand
Speed	4.0
Line of Sight	14
Ability	Gathers resources Builds buildings Claims treasures
Train XP	10
Kill XP	10
Ranged attack
Damage	3 Ranged
Range	2-12
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	4.0× vs. Hunted animals 2.0× vs. Pet 2.0× vs. 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.

In-game information

“

The Yörük is the unique resource gatherer for the Ottomans. Unlike Settlers, Merchants, or Villagers the Yörük cannot be trained manually, but instead arrives for free at the Town Center. Initially Yörüks train slower and start with a low build limit. Both of these traits need to be improved through technologies in the Mosque, the Ottoman Church replacement. With multiple Town Centers and all Mosque technologies researched the Ottomans can ensure a steady influx of Yörüks and build a powerful economy.

”

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, but build Town Centers 50% slower.

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.

Gathering rates

Yörüks gather resources from different sources at a different speed. The table below shows all gathering rates in descending order.

Resource	Source	Gathering rate
		per sec.	per min.
All resources	Crate	8	480
Food	Crate of Surströmming
	Herded animal	2	120
	Hunted animal	0.84	50.4
	Berry Bush	0.67	40.2
	Cherry Orchard
	Mill
	Farm	0.5	30
	Rice Paddy
	Field
	Hacienda
Wood	Tree	0.5	30
	Mango Grove
	Hacienda
	Field	0.34	20.4
Coin	Mine	0.6	36
	Tribal Marketplace
	Mountain Monastery
	Estate	0.5	30
	Rice Paddy	0.34	20.4
	Hacienda
	Field	0.34 (base 0.38)	20.4

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything, especially Oprichniks
Improvements
Gathering rate (general)	Klamath Work Ethos (+5%) Fasting (+10%) Punjabi New Year (+10% from Mills/Farms/Estates/Rice Paddies/Fields/Haciendas)
Food gathering rate	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)
Wood gathering rate	Gang Saw (+10%) Log Flume (+20%) Circular Saw (+30%) Deforestation (+50%; Europeans only) Wood Clearing (+20%) Yoruba Herbalism (+10%)
Coin gathering rate	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)
Speed	Apache Cactus Use (+15%)
Line of Sight	Blunderbuss (+4) Town Watch (+3)
Range	Blunderbuss (+4)
Train time	Christian Schools (-15%) Immigrants (-5%) Millet System (-4 sec.) Koprulu Viziers (-6 sec.) Grand Bazaar (-8 sec.)
Other	Sequoyah's Cherokee Syllabary (delivers 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)

Shared

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Food Silos	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +10%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +10%
TEAM Furrier	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +10%, for Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +15%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals and Cherry Orchard +5%, for Berry Bush +7.5%
TEAM Spice Trade	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +10%, for Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +15%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals and Cherry Orchard +5%, for Berry Bush +7.5%
TEAM Rum Distillery	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +15%
TEAM Medicine	Land villager 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 Rum Distillery" is available to the British, Lakota, and Portuguese.
• "TEAM Medicine" is available to the Aztecs, Haudenosaunee, Inca, and Indians.

Aztecs

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Calpulli	Delivers 3 Villagers
TEAM Exotic Hardwoods	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +15%
TEAM Silversmith	Villager gather work rate for mine, Tribal Marketplace, and Mountain Monastery +10%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +10%; Mountain Monastery auto gather work rate +10%; land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +10%

• "TEAM Calpulli" does not stack with the Ethiopian "TEAM Habesha Kemis" and Haudenosaunee "TEAM 3 Villagers" cards.

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Delivers 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villager, healing unit, Envoy, and Disciple speed +5%

• "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Habesha Kemis	Delivers 3 Villagers

• "TEAM Habesha Kemis" does not stack with the Aztec "TEAM Calpulli" and Haudenosaunee "TEAM 3 Villagers" cards.

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Frugal Constructions	Adds 0.75 to wood trickle rate; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +15%
TEAM Ironmonger	Villager gather work rate for mine, Tribal Marketplace, and Mountain Monastery +10%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +10%; Mountain Monastery auto gather work rate +10%
Bonifacio	Delivers 1 random Prospector Wagon (Gold, Silver, Copper, Coal or Diamond); land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +8%; Abun changes gather yield for Mountain Monastery +8%; Mountain Monastery changes auto gather yield +8%; costs 500 wood
TEAM Great Buffalo Hunt	Delivers 10 Bison; villager gather work rate for hunted animals +10%

• "TEAM Frugal Constructions" is available to the Dutch, Maltese, and Swedes.
• "TEAM Ironmongers" is available to the Ottomans and Spanish.
• "Bonifacio" is available to the Dutch, Italians, and Portuguese upon revolting to Brazil.
• "TEAM Great Buffalo Hunt" is available to the British and French upon revolting to Canada.

French

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sawmills	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +10%; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +5%

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
TEAM 3 Villagers	Delivers 3 Villagers

• "TEAM 3 Villagers" does not stack with the Aztec "TEAM Calpulli" and Ethiopian "TEAM Habesha Kemis" cards.

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Seasonal Labor	Delivers 2 Villagers, 2 Llamas carrying additional 350 food, and 2 Cords of Wood (200 wood)
TEAM Inca Bridges	Delivers 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villager, healing unit, and Envoy speed +5%

• "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	Unit hit points and damage +5%

Italians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Marco Polo Voyages	Explores the entire map and grants +25% future treasure rewards; villager speed +15%, Coureur des Bois and Sansculotte speed +5% instead

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Jujutsu	Villager hit points +35%; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +10%; Surgeon, Priest, Architect, Native Scout, and Envoy damage +20%; Disciple and Shaolin Master damage +10%
TEAM Chonindo	Villager and fishing boat gather work rate for all resources (except hunts) +8%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +8%; Hacienda auto gather work rate +8%

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post present on the map; unit hit points +2%

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
TEAM Copper Canyon	Delivers 1 Prospector Wagon; villager gather work rate for tree and mine +10%

Ottomans

Card	Description	Age
2 Yörüks	Delivers 2 Yörüks
5 Yörüks	Delivers 5 Yörüks
3 Yörüks	Delivers 3 Yörüks
Pioneers	Villager hit points +65%; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +20%
Sawmills	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +15%; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +15%
Exotic Hardwoods	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +20%
Silversmith	Villager gather work rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%; land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%
Royal Mint	Villager gather work rate for mines, Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), Mountain Monasteries, and Hacienda (coin) +25%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +25%
Food Silos	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +15%
Sustainable Agriculture	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +15%
Refrigeration	Villager gather work rate for food resources +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +20%
Furrier	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +15%, for Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +20%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals +7.5%, for Berry Bush +10%
Spice Trade	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals, Berry Bush, and Cherry Orchard +20%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals and Berry Bush +10%
Textile Mill	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +25%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +25%
Stonemasons	Villager build work rate for buildings +65%
Economic Theory	Villager and fishing boat gather work rate for all resources +10%
Dhimma	Delivers 6 Settlers; enables Settlers to be trained at Town Centers; enables Fishing Boats to be trained at Docks
Flood of the Nile	Delivers 4 Citizens; Citizen train limit +4; each Mill spawns 1 Crates of Food (100 food); each Estate spawns 1 Chests of Coin (100 coin); villager gather work rate for Berry Bush, Mill, and Estate +10%
Citizenship	Delivers 6 Citizens; enables Citizens to be trained at Town Centers for 70 coin; enables Settler Wagons to be trained at Mills for 100 wood, 70 coin (if Germantown Farmers was previously sent); enables Fishing Boats to be trained at Docks

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

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Falun Mine	Delivers 1 Prospector Wagon; land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +25%, Abun for Mountain Monastery +25%, Mountain Monastery auto gather yield for coin and influence +25%

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