Return of Kars
Regains Kars through the Treaty of Paris settlement.
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1856 in Turkey
Explore 12 historical events and records for Turkey in 1856.
Historical records for Turkey in 1856
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March
Treaty of Paris
Signs the Treaty of Paris as an Ottoman plenipotentiary at the peace congress.
Treaty of Paris
Signs the Treaty of Paris for the Ottoman Empire.
Treaty of Paris
Treaty settlement of the Congress of Paris.
Other events (month unknown)
Congress of Paris
Appointed Delegate to the Congress of Paris
Congress of Paris
Russia gives up Kars to Turkey and renounces claims to protect Turkish Christians. An international commission is formed to regulate traffic on the Danube.
Congress of Paris
The Danube is placed under the control of the Great Powers. The Black Sea is made neutral. Russia gives up the mouth of the Danube and Bessarabia to the future Romania.
Congress of Paris Negotiations
Represents Ottoman interests in negotiations over the peace settlement and the empire's European status.
Congress of Vienna
Appointed Delegate to the Congress of Vienna
Neutrality
The Black Sea is made neutral.
Ottoman Reform Edict
Issues the Reform Edict during the peace negotiations, reaffirming legal protections for non-Muslim subjects.
Rule of Kars
Under the Congress of Paris Russia gives up Kars to Turkey.
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