Research Article

MIGRATION DIPLOMACY IN OTTOMAN-POLISH RELATIONS: THE FIRST POLISH MIGRATIONS AFTER THE PARTITION

Number: 32 July 20, 2026
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MIGRATION DIPLOMACY IN OTTOMAN-POLISH RELATIONS: THE FIRST POLISH MIGRATIONS AFTER THE PARTITION

Abstract

While Ottoman-Polish relations have been marked by both conflict and reconciliation since ancient times, a long-lasting alliance emerged between the two states after the Treaty of Karlowitz, particularly in the face of Russia, and their relations evolved into a shared destiny. The Russian Tsarina Catherine the Great, like her predecessor Peter I, made a number of attempts to expand her borders. For this purpose, she took Prussia and Austria with her and invaded Poland three times. After the last invasion and partition in 1795, the Polish territory was completely erased from the map. In this process, the Ottoman Empire, who had been ally with Poland for a long time, extended his hand and opened his borders to the Polish immigration. General studies in the literature emphasize that Polish migrations took place in the 19th century; however, this study, which has an original value, reveals that the first Polish migrations took place in the last years of the 18th century. In this period, the Polish migration and settlement processes to the territory of Moldavia (Bogdan) has constituted the main framework of this study. In the light of the data obtained on the basis of state archive sources, a number of numerical information about the Polish immigrants were reached and their names were identified. It has been tried to explain how the Ottoman Empire defined the Polish immigrants and how they were behaved. This is important for a better understanding of the Ottoman-Polish relations, and it is a process that needs to be examined separately.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Late Modern Ottoman History

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 20, 2026

Submission Date

January 12, 2026

Acceptance Date

June 9, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: 32

APA
Kanat, V. (2026). MIGRATION DIPLOMACY IN OTTOMAN-POLISH RELATIONS: THE FIRST POLISH MIGRATIONS AFTER THE PARTITION. Belgi Dergisi, 32, 463-479. https://doi.org/10.33431/belgi.1861788
AMA
1.Kanat V. MIGRATION DIPLOMACY IN OTTOMAN-POLISH RELATIONS: THE FIRST POLISH MIGRATIONS AFTER THE PARTITION. Belgi Dergisi. 2026;(32):463-479. doi:10.33431/belgi.1861788
Chicago
Kanat, Vedat. 2026. “MIGRATION DIPLOMACY IN OTTOMAN-POLISH RELATIONS: THE FIRST POLISH MIGRATIONS AFTER THE PARTITION”. Belgi Dergisi, nos. 32: 463-79. https://doi.org/10.33431/belgi.1861788.
EndNote
Kanat V (July 1, 2026) MIGRATION DIPLOMACY IN OTTOMAN-POLISH RELATIONS: THE FIRST POLISH MIGRATIONS AFTER THE PARTITION. Belgi Dergisi 32 463–479.
IEEE
[1]V. Kanat, “MIGRATION DIPLOMACY IN OTTOMAN-POLISH RELATIONS: THE FIRST POLISH MIGRATIONS AFTER THE PARTITION”, Belgi Dergisi, no. 32, pp. 463–479, July 2026, doi: 10.33431/belgi.1861788.
ISNAD
Kanat, Vedat. “MIGRATION DIPLOMACY IN OTTOMAN-POLISH RELATIONS: THE FIRST POLISH MIGRATIONS AFTER THE PARTITION”. Belgi Dergisi. 32 (July 1, 2026): 463-479. https://doi.org/10.33431/belgi.1861788.
JAMA
1.Kanat V. MIGRATION DIPLOMACY IN OTTOMAN-POLISH RELATIONS: THE FIRST POLISH MIGRATIONS AFTER THE PARTITION. Belgi Dergisi. 2026;:463–479.
MLA
Kanat, Vedat. “MIGRATION DIPLOMACY IN OTTOMAN-POLISH RELATIONS: THE FIRST POLISH MIGRATIONS AFTER THE PARTITION”. Belgi Dergisi, no. 32, July 2026, pp. 463-79, doi:10.33431/belgi.1861788.
Vancouver
1.Vedat Kanat. MIGRATION DIPLOMACY IN OTTOMAN-POLISH RELATIONS: THE FIRST POLISH MIGRATIONS AFTER THE PARTITION. Belgi Dergisi. 2026 Jul. 1;(32):463-79. doi:10.33431/belgi.1861788

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