Treaty of Adrianople ends the Russo-Turkish War

Background. The war resulted from the Greek War of Independence of 1821–1829. It broke out after Sultan Mahmud II closed the Dardanelles to Russian ships and, in November 1827, revoked the 1826 Akkerman Convention — in retaliation for the Imperial Russian Navy's participation in the Battle of Navarino of October 1827. The Ottoman Empire had bloodily abolished its Janissary Corps in 1826 and, when war broke out in 1828, possessed neither a regular army nor a navy. After defeats in the Balkans and the Caucasus, the Sultan sued for peace.

Terms. Terms favored Russia, granting access to Danube mouths and Black Sea territory. The treaty opened the Dardanelles to commercial vessels, granted autonomy to Serbia, and promised autonomy for Greece. It fixed the Ottoman-Wallachia border on the Danube thalweg, transferring Turnu, Giurgiu, and Brăila to Wallachia. Russia occupied Moldavia and Wallachia until indemnity payment.

Consequences. In recognition of the Treaty of London, the independence of Greece, or autonomy under Ottoman suzerainty, was accepted; the Ottoman Sultan finally recognized the independence of the Kingdom of Greece. However, the Straits Question between the signatories was not finally settled until the Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi in 1833. A war-narrative source states that news of the treaty took about a month to reach Paskevich.