Treaty of Aynalıkavak
- When
- 1779
- Where
- Aynalıkavak Palace, Istanbul
- Episodes
- 1
The Treaty of Aynalıkavak, formally the Aynalıkavak bond of arbitration, was signed on 10 March 1779 between the Ottoman and Russian Empires to resolve tensions over the Crimea, with the French ambassador mediating.
Episodes
Background and detail
Background. The Ottoman Empire had lost the Crimean Khanate, an Ottoman dependency since 1478, under the terms of the 1774 Treaty of Küçükkaynarca. Subsequent Russian intervention in the Crimea led the Ottomans to declare that it violated the terms of Küçükkaynarca, producing ongoing tensions between the two empires.
Signing and Mediation. With the French ambassador acting as a mediator, the two empires signed the Treaty of Aynalıkavak on 10 March 1779 to resolve the ongoing tensions in the Crimea. The formal name of the agreement is the Aynalıkavak bond of arbitration (Turkish: Aynalıkavak tenkihnamesi).
Location. Aynalıkavak is a palace in Istanbul where the treaty was signed. The agreement is therefore associated both with the city of Istanbul and with the palace that gave the treaty its name.
People involved
- Ottoman Empire · signatory
- Russian Empire · signatory
- French ambassador · mediator
Sources
- Treaty of Aynalıkavak Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-13
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