Özet:

The Black Sea, was the homeland of many states in the history and didn’t lose its political and military importance (value) as well as commercial and aconomic over hundreds of years. At the end of the 15th. century, the Black Sea was an inner see of the Otoman Empire and preserved this feature till the middle of the second half of 18th. century. During this period, Russia was the biggest threat of the Black Sea. Russia, freed from the rule of Golden Hordeat the beginning of the 16th. century, captured Kazan Khanate in 1552 and Astrakhan Khanete in 1556 and took the people of region (Kazak, Nogay and Çerkez) under its rule (reign) and started its expansionism toward the Black Sea. Afterwards, even if expansionism of Russia had come to a standstill due to domestic affairs and Poland matter, she would have been more active because of measurements taken at the end of the first half of the 17th. century and merged with Ukrania in 1654. Russia, following active policy after the second half of the 17th. century, couldn’t reach the Black Sea but made an important step by capturing Azak Fortress to reach the Black Sea.

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