The 1878 Preliminary Treaty of San Stefano was a treaty between the Russian and Ottoman empires at the conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. It was signed at San Stefano, then a village west of Constantinople, on 3 March [O.S. 19 February] 1878 by Count Nicholas Pavlovich Ignatiev and Aleksandr Nelidov on behalf of the Russian Empire and by Foreign Minister Saffet Pasha and Ambassador to Germany Sadullah Bey on behalf of the Ottoman Empire.
The signing of the treaty of San Stefano
The Treaty was signed in this house of the Simenoğlu (Simeonoglou) family in Yeşilköy.
Annex to the Treaty of San Stefano, showing the change of Serbia's borders.
Annex to the Treaty of San Stefano, showing the change of Montenegro's borders.
Yeşilköy is an affluent neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bakırköy, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 25,039 (2022). on the Marmara Sea about 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Istanbul's historic city centre. Prior to the rapid increase of Istanbul's population in the 1970s, Yeşilköy was a secluded village and sea resort.
Aerial view of the Yeşilköy (San Stefano) seafront
The demolition of the Russian commemorative monument in San Stefano in November 1914
The Marina of Yeşilköy
The Treaty of San Stefano was signed in this house of the Simenoğlu (Simeonoglou) family. Note the nazar, or eye-like charm, on the upper balcony.
