BERLİN ANTLAŞMASI’NA GÖRE (1878) OSMANLI’NIN İRAN’A TERK ETTİĞİ KOTUR’UN SINIRLARI MESELESİ
THE ISSUE OF THE BORDERS OF KOTUR CEDED TO IRAN BY THE OTTOMANS ACCORDING TO BERLIN TREATY (1878)

Summary/Abstract: Several conflicts were experienced between the Ottomans and Iran throughout history. In these conflicts, the issue of borders has always been a significant problem in the agenda. After the early 19th century, The Treaty of Erzurum was signed in 1847 with the mediation of the United Kingdom and Russia to eliminate the tensions between the two countries. The precise solution of the borders of the two states, which are included in the final text of the above-mentioned treaty, was left to the joint commission that would meet at a later date. Accordingly, it was decided to convene the commission in Baghdad in 1849 with the participation of the delegates of four states (Ottoman Empire, Iran, U.K. and Russia). The Ottoman delegation in this conference, presided by Dervish Pasha, arrived at Kotur, located in the east of Van province, before they arrived at Baghdad. Dervish Pasha determined the borders with the assumption that it was Ottoman land under Iranian occupation at that time. Thus, from 1849 onwards, a serious controversy started between the Ottomans and Iran about the land of Kotur. The mediating states, the U.K. and Russia, were also involved in this debate. In this process, the Ottoman State did not cede Kotur to Iran despite all pressures.

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