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 NERFINISHED
Dardanelles NERFINISHED
Turkish Straits NERFINISHED
aimedAt mutual defense of Ottoman and Russian Empires
alarmed Austria NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Prussia NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Unkiar Skelessi NERFINISHED
Unkiar Skelessi Treaty NERFINISHED
category 1833 in international relations
1833 in the Ottoman Empire
Treaties of the Ottoman Empire
Treaties of the Russian Empire
concludedBetween Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
containsSecretArticle yes
countrySignatory Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
negotiatedBy Ottoman statesmen
Russian diplomats
perceivedAs extension of Russian protectorate over the Ottoman Empire
raisedConcernAbout European balance of power
relatedToQuestion Eastern Question NERFINISHED
resultOf First Egyptian–Ottoman War NERFINISHED
Ottoman defeat by Muhammad Ali of Egypt
secretArticleObligation Ottoman Empire to close the Dardanelles to foreign warships at Russia’s request
signatory Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
signedIn Hünkâr İskelesi NERFINISHED
Istanbul vicinity
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
London Straits Convention NERFINISHED
typeOfAlliance defensive alliance
validUntil 1841

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Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) relatedTo Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi (1833)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi
Treaty of Adrianople (1829) successor Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi (1833)