Ottoman Bessarabia was part of the Ottoman province of Silistria (Özi) Province from 1484 to 1812. Its size varied, however by 1538, it included the towns of Akkerman (Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi), Izmail, Bender (Tighina), and Kiliya. There was no official province by the name of Bessarabia under Turkish rule but the area which now approximately includes modern-day Budjak and Tighina were informally known as Bessarabia. The Ottomans devided this region into two sanjaks. One was Kiliya and the second was Akkerman (Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi). Sometime between 1504 and 1538 a district of Bender (Tighina), as well as a district of Budjak are added. All four were part of Silistria (Özi)Province. The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... Özi vilayet was an Ottoman province which included the territory of the former Principality of Karvuna(Dobrogea) and from 1484 until 1812 also the sanjaks of Ottoman Bessarabia or roughly modern-day Bugeac. ... Events January 25 - Peter Arbues, chief of the Spanish Inquisition, is assassinated when he is praying in the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Ukrainian: ; Romanian: Cetatea Albă; Turkish: Akkerman; Russian: , Belgorod-Dnestrovsky; Hungarian: Nyeszterfehérvár; Italian: Moncastro) is a city in southern Ukraine. ... Izmail or Ismail (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ; Romanian: Ismail), is a town in south-western Ukraine, located near Danube delta in Odessa Oblast (province). ... Tighina, or Tigina, is a city in Moldova. ... Kilia or Kiliya (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ; Romanian: Chilia) is a town in south-western Ukraine, located in the Danube Delta in Odessa Oblast (province). ... Old map of Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia annexed by Russia in 1812. ... Budjak, Budzhak, or Buchak (Ukrainian: Буджак [Budžak], Romanian: Bugeac, Turkish: Bucak, Polish: Budziak [Budžak]) is the southern part of Bessarabia, now part of Odesa region of Ukraine. ... Tighina, or Tigina, is a city in Moldova. ... This page is about districts of the Ottoman Empire; for a region in Serbia and Montenegro, see Sandžak. ... Kilia or Kiliya (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ; Romanian: Chilia) is a town in south-western Ukraine, located in the Danube Delta in Odessa Oblast (province). ... Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Ukrainian: ; Romanian: Cetatea Albă; Turkish: Akkerman; Russian: , Belgorod-Dnestrovsky; Hungarian: Nyeszterfehérvár; Italian: Moncastro) is a city in southern Ukraine. ... Tighina, or Tigina, is a city in Moldova. ... Özi vilayet was an Ottoman province which included the territory of the former Principality of Karvuna(Dobrogea) and from 1484 until 1812 also the sanjaks of Ottoman Bessarabia or roughly modern-day Bugeac. ...

Ottoman Bessarabia was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1812, along with all Moldovan territory east of the Prut river, which the Russians governed jointly in one single Russian province of Bessarabia. The main difference between this Russian Bessarabia and Ottoman Bessarabia is that the later included only the southern part of the former. Greater Arms of the Russian Empire, adopted in 1882 Flag of Russian Empire 1914-1917 Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Prut river (also known as Pruth) is 950 km long, originating in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine and flowing southeast to join the Danube river near Reni, east of Galaţi. ... Old map of Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia annexed by Russia in 1812. ... Old map of Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia annexed by Russia in 1812. ...

Ottoman Bessarabia, aside from Tighina, is roughly the same as the territory of modern-day Budjak, which is currently part of the Ukrainian Odessa Oblast. The name Budjak, under Ottoman rule however, was only applied for a central portion, not the whole of modern-day Budjak. Tighina, or Tigina, is a city in Moldova. ... Budjak, Budzhak, or Buchak (Ukrainian: Буджак [Budžak], Romanian: Bugeac, Turkish: Bucak, Polish: Budziak [Budžak]) is the southern part of Bessarabia, now part of Odesa region of Ukraine. ... Odessa Oblast (Ukrainian: Одеська область, Odes’ka oblast’ or Одещина, Odeshchyna) is an oblast of south-western Ukraine. ...