Constantinople Conference
Conference delegates
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| Native name | Tersane Konferansı |
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| Date | December 23, 1876 – January 20, 1877 |
| Venue | Constantinople |
| Type | Conference |
| Theme | Bosnia and the Ottoman territories with a majority Bulgarian population |
| Cause | The Herzegovinian Uprising in 1875 and the Bulgarian April Uprising in 1876 |
| Participants | Britain, Russia, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy |
| Outcome | Agreed on a project for political reforms |
The 1876–77 Constantinople Conference (Turkish: Tersane Konferansı "Shipyard Conference", after the venue Tersane Sarayı "Shipyard Palace") of the Great Powers (Britain, Russia, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy) was held in Constantinople (now Istanbul) from 23 December 1876 until 20 January 1877. Following the beginning of the Herzegovinian Uprising in 1875 and the April Uprising in April 1876, the Great Powers agreed on a project for political reforms both in Bosnia and in the Ottoman territories with a majorityBulgarian population.
The Great Powers were represented at the conference respectively by:
Of these, Lord Salisbury, Count de Chaudordy and Baron von Calice were Ambassadors Plenipotentiary to the conference, while Count Ignatyev, Sir Henry Elliot, Count de Bourgoing, Baron von Werther, Count Zichy and Count Corti were the resident Ambassadors of their countries in Constantinople.
The US Consul General in Constantinople, Eugene Schuyler also took an active part in drafting the conference decisions.
The Ottoman Empire was represented at the conference by:
Midhat Pasha was the Grand Vizier (First Minister), and Saffet Pasha the Foreign Minister of the Ottoman Empire. Although the Ottoman representatives participated in the plenaries of the conference, they were not invited to the preceding working sessions at which the Great Powers negotiated their agreement.
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