Turkey's Balkan policy in the post-cold war period (1991-2001)

Abstract

Balkan region occupies a significant position in the Turkish strategic perception for the reasons of geographical neighborhood and the national and religious ties. There are Turkish minorities in many Balkan states; moreover, a big percentage of the Turkey people are of Balkan's origins, in addition to the connective relations on the part of the Muslim in the Balkan toward Turkey. The end of the cold war, disassemble of the former Soviet Union, and the collapse of the communist camp erased the barrier in front of the Turkish intervention in the Balkan region. The turkey started an active policy through which it promoted its p0litical, military, and economic relations with many Balkan states.

Keywords

• turkey
• turkey and balkan after cold war