Russians raped Circassian girls during the 1877 Russo-Turkish war from the Circassian refugees who were settled in the Ottoman Balkans.[273] Circassian girls were sold into Turkish harems by their relatives.[274][275] Circassians also raped and murdered Bulgarians during the 1877 Russo-Turkish war.[276][277][278][279][280][281][282] Circassia women in the Balkans were raped by Russian soldiers in the Russo-Turkish war of 1877.[283][284][285][286]