A farkon watanni na 1821, Helenawa sun ayyana 'yancin kansu amma ba su cimma hakan ba har zuwa 1829. Manyan Al'ummai sun fara raba ra'ayi iri ɗaya game da wajibcin kiyaye matsayin Daular Ottoman, amma ba da daɗewa ba suka canza ra'ayinsu. Da yawa daga cikin waɗanda ba Helenawa ba sun ba da kansu don yin gwagwarmaya don wannan dalili, ciki har da Lord Byron. Tambaya: Yaushe ne Girka ta sami cikakkiyar 'yancin kai?
Shekara ta 1829.