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Officially the Russian conquest of Anatolia was prompted by the rights of christian minorities in the holy land. This led to the Russo-Ottoman war of 1853 which was by all accounts a close run thing. The bravery of the Ottoman troops was unquestionable.
Fortune how ever did not favor the Ottomans. Sultan Abdülmecid was known for his maddness and paranoia and had badly demolished the Ottoman empires diplomatic status in the world. Good Generals were seen as a threat and time after time he murdered competent leaders.
This led to the Victory of Constantinople. The Ottoman empire died in the following civil war, but what would have happened if the Sultan was sane? If the British and French had gone in?