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After, the Ottoman Navy was burnt by the Event of Navarino Sultan
Mahmoud II requested war compensation. Russia rejected this request and declared war
against the Ottoman Empire. Meanwhile, Sultan Mahmoud had abolished Yeniceris
(Ottoman Army) and established a new army called “Asakiri Mansuri Muhammediye”.
This army was not ready to fight against the strong Russian Army, as its establishment has
not been completed. Russia invaded Wallacia and Moldovia and marched through the River
Tuna. In the west, they passed through the Balkans and reached Edirne, in the east, they
came to Erzurum. By the inevitable, advance of the Russian Army, the Ottoman Government
surrendered and a treaty was signed between two countries. According to this treaty,
Greece had gained liberty, Wallachia, Moldovia and Serbia gained many privileges. Russia
had left the regions, it had invaded. The Ottoman government gave permission to the
Russian trading ships for their transits through the straits. Moreover, the Ottoman
Government had accepted to pay Russia war compensation.
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