 The Ottomans conquered it by the end of the 16th century, pushing the Croatian defenders to the west, and populated the area with Muslim inhabitants.In the following centuries this area was called Turkish Croatia and finally renamed to Bosanska Krajina in the 19th century.Present-day Tržac is a settlement with approximately 5.000 inhabitants, making a significant contribution to densely populated area of Cazin municipality containing the current total population of about 80.000.