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Territorial Losses after the 1876 Coup

The rule of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, who was brought into power under pres-
sure from the British deep state after the 1876 coup, saw the biggest territorial loss-

es in the Ottoman Empire's history. A total of 1,592,896 sq. km were surrendered
in only thirty-three years, that was the Abdul Hamid II rule. The Empire also
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lost 5 million of its 24 million population as a result. Tunisia, Egypt, Somalia,
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Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Kars, Ardahan, Batum, Thessaly, Cyprus were on-

ly some of the lands surrendered during this time.

Below is the chronological order of the losses of 1.6 million sq. km Ottoman

territory during this time:

1878 – Montenegro and Serbia declared independence after the Treaty of
Berlin.

1878 – Bulgaria became an autonomous principality after the Russo-Turk-
ish War of 1877-78, and came largely under German and Austro-Hun-

garian control. Bosnia-Herzegovina was granted independence in its do-
mestic affairs. The territories of Serbia, Montenegro and Romania were ex-

panded. Kars, Ardahan, Batum and Doğubeyazit were ceded to Russia.
Thessaly was ceded to Greece.

1878 – Bosnia and Herzegovina and Yenipazar were occupied by Austria.
1878 – Abdul Hamid II gave Cyprus to Britain, in exchange for supposed

protection by Britain against Russia. British troops landed on Cyprus on
July 12, 1878, lowered the Ottoman flag and raised their flags instead.

1881 – France invaded Tunisia. On June 8, 1883, Tunisia became a French
protectorate after the La Marsa Convention.

1882 – Britain occupied Egypt.
1884 – Somalia came under British control.

1885 – The Ottoman Eyalet of Jeddah and Habesh was invaded by Italy.
1898 – Crete was granted autonomy.

1899 – Kuwait was granted autonomy.
1908 – Bulgaria declared independence.

1908 – Bosnia-Herzegovina came under the control of the Austro-Hun-
garian Empire.

1908 – Crete decided to join Greece.

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