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.

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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.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday pledged his country's support in resolving long-standing disputes in the Balkans that continue to threaten stability in the troubled region.

Vuk VUKSANOVIC, So Similar, Yet So Different, Uluslararası İlişkiler / International Relations, Vol. 20, No. 79, Special Issue: Russia and Turkey in a Changing Global Order (2023), pp. 105-122 ...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Albania Thursday on the first stop of a Balkan tour that will also take him to Serbia as he tries to boost ties with a region once ruled by the ...

Turkey in the Balkans. Analysis. Turkish President’s ‘Mosque Diplomacy’ Divides Albania’s Muslims. October 10, 2024. The lavish opening ceremony of a grand new mosque gifted by Turkey ...