Under Ottoman rule Eflak ?Boğdan And Fuad Pasha?s explanatory document

Eflak and Bogdan, known as Romania today, are always referred to as a couple,for their common culture and history and the close ties between the peoples.As mentioned in the first section, Eflak and Bogdan region attracted the interest of many nations and states during the course of history and were ruled by many foreign powers and enjoyed a special status as a region of Ottoman Empire.Ottomans called the region `Memleketeyn? and from early 18th Centruy onwards appointed `Lords of Fener? as governors. This is the period when Romanians witnesses the impact of Ottoman culture and civilization in many fields. The 19th Century saw the Russian influence increase in the region and Ottomans? grip begin to loosen.In the Second Section of this paper which I submit as Graduate Study Thesis, the history of Eflak and Bogdan prior to Ottoman rule is studied. For the period of Ottoman rule, the status of the region, the administrative phases, political developments and responsibilities of Voyvodas towards Ottoman Court are examined, together with the developments of the 19th Century leading to gradual loss of Ottoman sovereignity in the region.In the Third Section, Russian incursions to the region which began in early 19th Century and the repurcissions of 1848 revolution in the region of Eflak and Bogdan are studied and the counter measures taken by Ottomans, including the report written by Fuad Pasha on Eflak and Bogdan ?translated from Ottoman Turkish to present day Turkish- are evaluated.Keywords;Wallachia, Moldavia, Romania, Bessarabia, Fuad Pasha