▁was ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁The ▁represent atives ▁were ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁R auf ▁Bey ▁for ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁and ▁Ak aki ▁Ch k hen k eli , ▁A . ▁P ep in ov ▁( as ▁an ▁ad visor ) ▁as ▁the ▁Trans c au cas ian ▁deleg ation . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Arm ist ice ▁of ▁Erz in can ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁and ▁Ott om ans ▁in ▁Erz in can ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁ended ▁the ▁armed ▁conflicts ▁between ▁Russia ▁and ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁Camp aign ▁and ▁C au cas us ▁Camp aign ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁theatre ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁The ▁arm ist ice ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Br est - L it ov sk ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁between ▁the ▁Russian ▁S FS R ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Pow ers , ▁mark ing ▁Russia ' s ▁exit ▁from ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁Trans c au cas ian ▁Democratic ▁Feder ative ▁Republic ▁confront ed ▁each ▁other ▁as ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Br est - L it ov sk ▁im posed ▁borders ▁that ▁conflic ted ▁with ▁those ▁claimed ▁by ▁each ▁party . ▁The ▁deleg ation ▁established ▁by ▁Se jm ▁was ▁regarded ▁by ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁as ▁representing , ▁not ▁a ▁state , ▁but ▁instead ▁the ▁pe op les ▁of ▁the