Following a series of battles between the Ottoman and Iranian forces, and the defeat of the Turks, the border disputes between the two countries were settled through Arzanatorrum treaty, which was concluded in 1824.
In 1904, subsequent to the change of autocratic regime to constitutional, and the resulting unrests, the Ottoman Empire took the opportunity and encroached upon some border regions and occupied Mahabad.
Due to the protests made by the Russia and the British, the Turks had to evacuate the region. However, during two critical years of Mohammad Ali Shah’s reign, the Ottoman troops commanded by Esmail Khan Simiqu again invaded Iranian borders and occupied Savojbulaq for the second time. Again the British and the Russians intervened and pushed them back and encouraged both countries to form a similar border commission.
There were some representatives appointed by the British and the Russians to this commission to settle the disputes. The commission began its work in 1913, and was successful in the settlement of disagreements.
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Copy of an encoded telegram by the premier to the governor of Azerbaijan, MahDiqoli Khan Hedayat about the received telegram from Momtazoddowleh on his summary of talks with the Ottoman minister, Mokhtar Beig and his denying support of Ismail Agha Simitqu, and the Ottoman government’s opposition to his causes for the independence of Kurdestan based on Kazem Pasha’s statements in Ankara [N 23727]
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Copy of an encoded telegram by Entezamolmolk to Aliqoli Ansari (Moshaverolmamalek), Iranian minister to the Ottoman court protesting against that court for sending arms and ammunitions to Ismail Simitqu and preventing the recurrence of that action [N 26779]
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Copy of a telegram by Nassrollah Behnam to the ministry of foreign affairs on the necessity of dispatching 300 government forces to Savojbulaq to prevent the troubles of Simitqu, and for uniting the Kurdish tribes including Mangur and Guk with himself, despite the Ottoman commandant, Mohiaddian Beig’s intervention and his announcing his obedience to the government (due to the invitation of chief of tribes to go to Urumia with Mokri, Beigzadegan and Mangur tribes) [N 26771] (page 1)
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The governor of Azerbaijan, Mahdiqoli Khan Hedayat’s telegraph to the premier, Seyyed Ziaaddin Tabatabaei for protesting against the Ottomans in their supporting Ismail Simitqu by sending arms and ammunitions despite all their peaceful gestures, and shaking the good relations between the two countries [N 26778]
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Telegraph Mortezaqoli Eqbalossaltaneh to the premier, Hassan Vossouq to ask him to pay attention to Azerbaijan provinces, the insecurity of borders, and the meddling of the Ottomans and the British in the instigation of the Armenians, gathering of forces in Nakhjavan by Ganjeh government, the threatening of Azerbaijan by Shasavans and Urumia, the attacks of Ismail Simitqu under the support of the Ottomans to that region [N 26613] (page 1)
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Letter by Mahmud Ibn Mohammad Rahim (Ihteshamossaltaneh Alamir, Iranian minister to Ottoman Empire) to the minister of foreign affairs, Hassan Vossouq describing the actions of border commission’s agents on the talks relating to delimitation of borders, persuading the Ottomans to admit the third chapter of Arzerum treaty, and its accepting the borders defined by the agents of two superpowers, the satisfaction of intermediate agents of the proceedings [P 57258] (page 1)
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The confidential letter of minister of foreign affairs, Hassan Vossouq to Nassrollah Khalatbari asking for full attention to the subject of Iran o Ottoman border commission’s talks in Istanbul to prevent any ill will of the opposite party, and the necessity of determining the expenses of this mission [P 57255]
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A letter by the ministry of customs and post to the viceroy, Nasserolmolk on Savojbulaq’s head of customs’ report for preventing the occupation of Oshnavieh, Sardasht, Baneh, Saqqez, and the suburbs of Savojbulaq by the Ottoman forces, and demands for the government’s actions in defense of the city [GH 4424, 4423]
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A letter by the ministry of customs and post to the viceroy, Nasserolmolk on Savojbulaq’s head of customs’ report for preventing the occupation of Oshnavieh, Sardasht, Baneh, Saqqez, and the suburbs of Savojbulaq by the Ottoman forces, and demands for the government’s actions in defense of the city [GH 4424, 4423]
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A letter by the ministry of customs and post to the viceroy, Nasserolmolk on Savojbulaq’s head of customs’ report for preventing the occupation of Oshnavieh, Sardasht, Baneh, Saqqez, and the suburbs of Savojbulaq by the Ottoman forces, and demands for the government’s actions in defense of the city [GH 4424, 4423]
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A letter by the border commission on the Ottoman encroaching on Iranian borders during 1907-09
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A letter to Moinolmolk describing the border disputes between Iran and the Turks after Arzerum treaty, the Shah’s dissatisfaction with the meddling of the powers in this affair, and the necessity of efforts to be made by the Russians and the British to strengthen the relations between the two neighbors, Mirza Moheb Ali Khan Nazemolmolk, Iran’s representative, and the representatives of the powers’ announcing their readiness to restore Qotur from the Ottomans to Iran according to the Berlin congress conclusion, the necessity of efforts to be made by the two powers to carry out the plan related to Zahab, Mohammareh, Shatolarab, and Jaziratolhazrat according to the above treaty and restoring of the related records [P 58319]
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A letter by ministry of foreign affairs describing the Ottoman Iranian border disputes from the time of conclusion of Soltan Morad treaty, complaints because of the Ottomans not regarding the conditions of Arzanatorrum treaty between the two countries through arbitration of the Russians and the British in delimitation of the borders, Iran’s dissatisfaction of the Ottomans carelessness in evacuating of Passvah, Vazneh, and Lahijan despite its promises of cooperation, and the necessity of forming a commission for the settlement of the above mentioned problems [P 57902] (page 1)
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A letter to Nasseraddin Shah to investigate the Ottoman Iranian border disputes subsequent to Arzerum treaty, and the meddling of Russ o British ministers in the settlement of them, the Ottoman actions in the border regions, encroaching to Iranian districts including Qaribeh, Baghsai lands, and the formation of commission of the representatives of the four states, and requests to conclude the treaty in St. Petersburg or London; the accomplishment of the mission by Vakilolmolk in St. Petersburg, and by Nazemoddowleh in London [GH 64486] (page 1)
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