Aziz TEKDEMİR

In the first quarter of the 19th century the Ottoman Empire and Iran remained under the influence of France and the British Empire, respectively. Firstly, France provoked Ottoman Empire and Iran in order to put Russia in a difficult situation, if Russia would go to war with France. Afterward, the Ottoman Empire and Iran began to see the British influence as the British Empire improved relations with these two states to guarantee the way to Indian Peninsula. The influences of the British Empire and France caused the Ottoman Empire and Iran to fight against Russia in the first quarter of the 19th century. The idea of acting together emerged between the two Islamic states,Ottoman Empire and Iran that fought against Russia and was also supported by the British Empire. Despite the fact that Iranian and Ottoman envoys visited each others' countries many times, the idea of acting together against Russia couldn't succeed. Several reasons can be given for this failure such as the conflicts caused by the Kurdish tribes at the Ottoman-Iran border, pilgrims issue and commercial activities between the two states. Due to these matters, the relationship between the two states strained continuously and besides Iran's attempt to gain new territories from the Ottoman Empire in compensation for the territories which had been lost in the battle against the Russians caused a serious deadlock in the relationship, which caused the war between Iran and the Ottoman Empire. The treaty signed at the end of the war resolved the problems between the two states. Key Words: Otoman Empire, Iran, Haydaranlu, Sebki, Erzurum