Kırım Hanlığı-Osmanlı Devleti Siyasi İlişkilerinde Rehin Usulü
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2019

It is possible to maintain that the relations between the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire were based on a mutual benefit principle.However, when power relations between these entities are taken into consideration, it becomes manifest that these relations were rather shaped by the Ottoman Empire's demands from the Crimean Khanate, the Empire being the dominant power.Especially after the Ottoman Empire took the Crimean Khanate under its protectorate, Ottoman sultans aimed at making Crimean