In 1875, uprisings against the Ottoman Empire broke out in Serbia, the Aegean Islands, Egypt, Montenegro, Romania and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

[2] As a result, reciprocal massacres took place between Bulgarians and Caucasian Muslims, such as Circassians and Abazas, who were expelled from the Caucasus by the Russian Empire and forced to migrate to the region.

These massacres were evaluated as if they were committed against the Bulgarians unilaterally in Europe, causing a negative atmosphere around the Ottoman Empire.

The ousted sultan, who was detained in Feriye Palace, was found dead on 4 June with his wrists slit.

Neşerek's brother, Hasan the Circassian, who held these state officials responsible for the events that dethroned Abdülaziz, went to Midhat Pasha's mansion on 15 June 1876 and raided a government meeting.

On August 31, a fatwa was taken from the sheikh al-Islam again, and he was dethroned and replaced by Abdul Hamid II.