The Convention of Scutari
[Erik Goldstein, ''Wars and Peace Treaties: 1816 to 1991'', Routledge, 1992, ]
p. 28.
/ref> (Modern Turkish
Turkish ( , ), also referred to as Turkish of Turkey (''Türkiye Türkçesi''), is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 80 to 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Significant smal ...
: ''İşkodra Barışı'') was a treaty signed between the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
and the Principality of Montenegro
The Principality of Montenegro ( sr, Књажевина Црна Горa, Knjaževina Crna Gora) was a principality in Southeastern Europe that existed from 13 March 1852 to 28 August 1910. It was then proclaimed a kingdom by Nikola I, who then ...
on 31 August 1862.
Background
The Principality of Montenegro was not recognized state by the Ottoman Empire. During the first half of the 19th century the Ottoman dominance was weakened and Nikola I, the prince of Montenegro, felt free to support a rebellion in the neighbouring Ottoman province of Herzegovina. Ottoman general Ömer Pasha, who was in charge of suppressing the rebellion, defeated the rebels and marched towards Cetinje (then the capital of Montenegro) .
The treaty
The treaty was signed in Scutari in Ottoman Empire (present-day Shkodër, Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
) after Montenegro sued for peace. The terms were:
# Vassal status of Montenegro (as well as province borderline) was ratified
# Mirko Petrović-Njegoš, Nikola's father who had fought against Ottomans was deported
# Weapon import to Montenegro was banned
# The provincial borderline between Montenegro and Herzegovina was put under Ottoman military control
Aftermath
Montenegro became independent by the Treaty of Berlin signed after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Convention of Scutari
1862 in law
1862 in the Ottoman Empire
1862 treaties
Bilateral treaties of the Ottoman Empire
Treaties of the Principality of Montenegro
History of Shkodër