Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi (1833)

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The Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi (1833) was a defensive alliance between the Ottoman Empire and Russia that significantly increased Russian influence over Ottoman affairs and alarmed other European powers concerned about the balance of power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
defensive alliance ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
affectedRegion Bosporus ⓘ
Dardanelles ⓘ
Turkish Straits ⓘ
aimedAt mutual defense of Ottoman and Russian Empires ⓘ
alarmed Austria ⓘ
France ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Unkiar Skelessi ⓘ
Unkiar Skelessi Treaty ⓘ
category 1833 in international relations ⓘ
1833 in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Treaties of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Treaties of the Russian Empire ⓘ
concludedBetween Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
containsSecretArticle yes ⓘ
countrySignatory Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
duration 8 years ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
historicalContext Ottoman decline ⓘ
post-Napoleonic European diplomacy ⓘ
increasedInfluenceOf Russian Empire over Ottoman Empire ⓘ
language Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
motivatedBy Ottoman need for Russian military assistance ⓘ
threat from Muhammad Ali of Egypt ⓘ
namedAfter Hünkâr İskelesi ⓘ
negotiatedBy Ottoman statesmen ⓘ
Russian diplomats ⓘ
perceivedAs extension of Russian protectorate over the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
raisedConcernAbout European balance of power ⓘ
relatedToQuestion Eastern Question ⓘ
resultOf First Egyptian–Ottoman War ⓘ
Ottoman defeat by Muhammad Ali of Egypt ⓘ
secretArticleObligation Ottoman Empire to close the Dardanelles to foreign warships at Russia’s request ⓘ
signatory Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
signedIn Hünkâr İskelesi ⓘ
linked to: Anadolu Hisarı

Istanbul vicinity ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
signedOn 1833-07-08 ⓘ
stipulated closure of the Straits to other powers’ warships in certain circumstances ⓘ
mutual assistance in case of attack ⓘ
supersededBy 1841 London Straits Convention ⓘ
London Straits Convention ⓘ
typeOfAlliance defensive alliance ⓘ
validUntil 1841 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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Treaty of Adrianople (1829) → successor → Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi (1833) ⓘ
Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) → relatedTo → Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi (1833)
Treaties of the Ottoman Empire → includes → Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi (1833)
Russo-Turkish treaties → includes → Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi (1833)
Convention of Kütahya → followedBy → Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi (1833)