Peace of Küçük Kaynarca

Settlement areas, green: Ottoman Empire , shaded yellow: Crimean Khanate at the time of independence

The Peace of Küçük Kaynarca (sometimes also written Küçük Kaynarci ), often also called the Peace of Kütschük Kainardschi , sealed July 10th ^. / July 21, 1774 ^greg. the end of the Russo-Turkish War 1768–1774 . In the treaty concluded in Kajnardscha (Bulgarian Кайнарджа ; today's Northeast Bulgaria ), the Ottoman Empire recognized its defeat and entered the areas north of the Caucasus and southern Ukraine with the mouths of the Bug , Dneprand Don to the Russian Empire . The Crimean Khanate became independent, but annexed to Russia in 1783.

Furthermore, Russia was guaranteed free shipping on the Black Sea and passage through the Bosporus . In addition, from now on the Christian Orthodox citizens in the Ottoman Empire were protected by Russia, which resulted in frequent domestic political interference. This mainly affected Greeks , Georgians and Armenians .

In addition, the Bukovina was ceded to Austria , as was officially claimed, as “thanks for its mediation efforts”.

Web links

Commons : Friede von Küçük Kaynarca  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Küçük Kaynarca Antlaşması (Wikisource)
• Кючук-Кайнарджийский мирный договор (1774) (Wikisource)
• Кючук-Кайнарджийский мирный договор между Россией и Турцией (Russian; ХРОНОС)