Kadir was a member of the Ottoman Artillery Corps with secret ties to the Quizilbash, a rebellious group of anti-Ottoman dissidents in the eastern reaches of the Empire.
A skilled and conceited man, he desired power and influence, and came to feel that mere military service was a task well beneath him. Ever in pursuit of power, he maintained close and constant contact with the Templars, selling them weapons and information in exchange for money and access to important people.