Abstract:

Struggling to survive in the North of the Black Sea, the Russian Churches, one of the Fatih's 1454 began in the region due to a series of expeditions caused by the economic gap has become difficult. The main purpose of the Ottoman Empire’s campaigns to the north of the Black Sea was to ensure the security of Istanbul. In this context, the Black Sea was turned into the Turkish Lake, especially in the region of Kefe Genoese merchants were asked to leave the region. The attempt to fill the economic gap in the north of the Black Sea as a result of the Italian merchants leaving the region was attempted to be filled through the Crimean Khanate. The relations between the Ottoman Empire and Russia have been based on trade in order to ensure the security of Istanbul for the Ottoman Empire and for the Russians to meet their basic needs. Military and economic expectations and concerns were the most fundamental issues determining the political relations of the two states. In this context, the Ottoman Empire, which began to ignore the economic expectations of the Russians and even carried the last Russian ambassador to Istanbul after the acceptance of the last Russian ambassador in Istanbul in a way that would not deign to speak to them, unfortunately understood the reality of Russia that began to roll from the mountain and swallowed itself. It was not. In June 1783, with this trade agreement consisting of 82 articles, the Ottoman Empire opened the way for the Russians to land in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is seen that both states have different expectations in making this agreement. However, the Russian real change from this date "Hot Seas" will be in fact. In today’s developments, we see once again the struggle of the Russians to exist in the Eastern Mediterranean. In this context, the intensity of commercial relations between the two states in this period and in this period can be seen. In this study, comparisons of existing commercial relations will be attempted.

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