The failure of the Ottoman Government to implement the decisions of the Constantinople Conference triggered the 1877 -- 1878 Russo-Turkish War , depriving at the same time the Ottoman Empire -- in contrast to the preceding 1853 -- 1856 Crimean War -- from Western support .
The failure of the Ottoman Government to implement the decisions of the Constantinople Conference triggered the 1877 -- 1878 Russo-Turkish War , depriving at the same time Turkey -- in contrast to the preceding 1853 -- 1856 Crimean War -- from Western support .