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Done carefully, Turkey and the Balkan countries might yet create a very successful model for regional cooperation. Turkish presence in the Balkans does not need to be seen as negative.

ANALYSIS: Turkey’s Balkan policy not interest-oriented Examination of Turkish policy in the Balkans. 23.01.2016 - Update : 09.05.2016 . Ankara. By Selin Calik Muhasilovic. ISTANBUL .

Turkey considers the Balkans part of its natural sphere of influence as the former imperial power, with the Ottoman Empire famously stopping only at the gates of Vienna at its peak. During Erdoğan’s ...

Turkey’s ambitions in the Balkans have forced the EU to pay more attention to political processes in the region, where Russia and the United States are also vying for influence.

The political tension between Kosovo and Serbia is creating a perfect environment wherein Turkey and Russia can lure the two countries into their respective spheres of influence. High-ranking US ...

In the south of Serbia, a Turkish car parts company has been hailed as a savior: its new plant created hundreds of jobs and breathed new life into a region that has long been underdeveloped and ...

THE BALKANS: Hints to Turkey. 2 minute read. TIME. April 20, 1942 12:00 AM GMT-4. ... For one thing, it was getting harder for Adolf Hitler to manipulate his Balkan puppets.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia — Turkey conquered the Balkans five centuries ago. Now Turkish power is making inroads through friendlier means. Two Turkish-run universities have opened in Bosnia’s Ottoman ...

When Constantine, by his defeat of Licinius in 330 A.D., gained for the Roman Empire control over the Balkan peninsula, he set himself the task of learning what was the best position in which to ...

How the Balkans Were Won: A Turkish Foreign Policy Success Story. Erdogan’s Turkey is positioning itself as a political model for Balkan countries that find themselves outside of multilateral ...