Akkerman Convention
The Akkerman Convention was a treaty signed on October 7, 1826, between the
Filiki Etaireía in the Greek War of Independence), and Tudor Vladimirescu's uprising. The Ottomans also agreed to cede to Wallachia the control over the Danube ports of Giurgiu, Brăila and Turnu. The convention also tackled the Serbian question: in article 5, autonomy for the Principality of Serbia
was given, and the return of lands removed in 1813. Serbs were also granted freedom of movement through the Ottoman Empire.
Sultan Mahmud II's repudiation of the convention triggered the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)
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See also
References
- Jelavich, Charles The Establishment of the Balkan National States, 1804-1920, University of Washington Press, 1986. ISBN 0-295-96413-8.