England and the Porte from Karlovac Peace Treaty to the "Edirne event"

Abstract

Veliki turski rat (1683-1699.) predstavljao je preloman momenat u osmanskoj istoriji, kada je ova država na novim osnovama morala da reguliše odnose sa Evropom. Najznačajnije posledice imao je po njenu diplomatiju, koja je bila prinuđena da sledi manir, primenjivan u evropskim državama. Istraživanje je fokusirano na prve godine, koje su usledile nakon sklapanja mira u Sremskim Karlovcima (1699.) i nastojanjima Engleske i Porte da usklade vlastite interese. Utemeljeno je na arhivskoj građi iz Nacionalnog arhiva u Londonu (The National Archives at Kew Gardens, London), uz korišćenje drugih izvora (putopisa, memoara), sa ciljem da se odredi stav Londona prema Porti, diktiran imperativom održavanja trgovine sa ovim delom sveta.

England achieved favourable position at the Porte at the time of Karlovac negotiations, but it did not used it to improve poor trade with the Levant. French competitors knew how to couple political and economic interest and used all available means to use that, so they proved too strong for Robert Suton, English ambassador who took over that offi ce at the strained times for the Ottoman Empire. Good relations between France and Turkey were not undermined even by intrigues of Louis XIV ambassador, Charles Feriol, but London did not give those relations high priority. Business people united into Levant Company showed more interest in Levant than politicians. Powers that prevailed after Anna had obtained the English throne had different priorities, they were resolute to use disappearance of Carlos II to achieve territorial aspirations. The war over Spanish inheritance made the Porte useful ally for both confronted sides. Robert Sutton was given task to prevent the Porte from starting the war against Vienna, just the opposite from Feriol combinations, created by Versailles.