[1] The Ottoman defeat at Kars had widespread consequences regionally, and the city was formally annexed at the Treaty of Berlin.

[1] Despite their success on Great Yahni, the Russians had already suffered 5,000 casualties and their soldiers were exhausted after near constant fighting and marching for two to three days straight.

[1] For a short period there was peace on the front, with the Turkish forces retreating to the fortified positions of Alaca-Dag on the 8th.

[2] The city was well defended, and an all-out assault would likely lead to enormous Russian casualties as General de Courcy suggested.

[2] The first part the Russian attack was a heavy bombardment of the cities defenses and suburbs in the weeks leading up to the actual assault, with the goal of demoralizing the civilian population that already yearned for capitulation.

[3] In 1880, Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky wrote a triumphal march named "The Capture of Kars" in honor of the victory.