The Balkan policy of Turkey in connection with the Kosovo crisis in 1998-1999

Abstract

Turkey’s involvement in the bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 was caused by the need to reinforce Turkey’s influence in the Western community, safeguard its regional interests, and support the election campaign. Turkey tried to correlate its policy with that of the West. However, the fundamental interests of Turkey and the West did not coincide. This was “Turkey’s Balkan Dilemma”.

Keywords

• aggression
• albania
• balkans
• turkey’s balkan dilemma
• bombing
• kosovo
• nato
• turkey
• yugoslavia