With the Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca, a permanent solution could not have been found for the Ottoman-Russian relations. Russia was intending to annex Crimea. The Ottoman Empire attended Selim Giray Khan as the monarch of Crimea, but the Russians favoured Sahin Giray Khan and a interior war was began in Crimea.

In order to hinder another Ottoman-Russian war, the protocol of Aynali Kavak was signed. Some articles of the treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca was renovated. The Russians would have to retreated their forces from Crimea, but the Ottomans would have accepted Sahin Giray as the Khan. But, the people of Crimea had revolted against Sahin Giray, because, he was favoured by Russia. Sahin Giray called the Russian Army to support him and Russia invaded Crimea in 9^th of July in 1783.

The Ottoman Empire was restless about Russia’s invasion of Crimea. Meanwhile, Russia and Austria were making plans about sharing the Ottoman lands. As England was against a strong Russia, she provoke the Ottomans to declare a war. In 13^th of August, 1787, the Ottoman government declared a war against Russia. Austria allied with Russia in this war.