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The boundaries that separate the territories between the two states are very important in the implementation of inter-government relations. In fact, border disputes between states can lead to severe conflicts. Therefore, in the historical process, various approaches to the determination of boundaries between states have been developed and spread. The Ottoman Empire, one of the most important empires in history, has since its establishment used various methods to determine its boundaries. These methods, which change periodically, are designed in accordance with the provisions of the treaty to draw borders with the states and the geographical characteristics of the region. The content and implementation of the border determination procedures, which is also a diplomatic matter, is the element in terms of understanding the process between the two states. The article focuses on the Ottoman-Lehistan borders modified by the Charloff Treaty to show the Ottoman Empire’s border determination processes through a concrete example. With the treaty, the Ottoman Empire for the first time in history was forced to leave Ukraine and Podolia into the Liechtenstein-Lithuanian Union, losing large-scale territories. After the agreement was signed, the efforts to establish the new boundaries established by the agreement began through the border determination committees appointed by both parties. After the negotiations, a new border line was established and established. In this context, the research aims to answer questions about how the Ottoman-Lehistan borders are determined following the 11 articles signed in the Lehistan and Karlofça Treaty. Accordingly, the principles applied in the determination of the boundaries between the parties and the identification and evaluation of the new boundaries formed after the agreement are the main problem of the work.

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