Vplyv koncepcie neoosmanizmu na tureckú zahraničnú politiku na západnom Balkáne Prečítať

THE IMPACT OF THE CONCEPT OF NOE-OTTOMANISM ON TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN WESTERN BALKAN REGION

Jozef Vystavel

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Politické vedy, Volume 18, Number 1/2015, pages 167-189 

Odporúčaná forma citácie článku / Recommended form for quotation of the article:

VYSTAVEL, J. 2015. Vplyv koncepcie neoosmanizmu na tureckú zahraničnú politiku na západnom Balkáne. In Politické vedy. [online]. Roč. 18, č. 1, 2015. ISSN 1335 – 2741, s. 167-189. Dostupné na internete:<http://www.politickevedy.fpvmv.umb.sk/userfiles/file/1_2015/VYSTAVEL.pdf>.

ABSTRACT

This study represents an attempt of author to characterize the relatively new geopolitical concept Neo-Ottomanism and its influence to the geopolitical position of Western Balkan region and Serbia. Since the beginning of 20th century the geopolitical position of Balkans has been impacted by three geopolitical concepts – Atlantism, Euroasianism and Continentalism. The fourth one, relatively new concept which influence is growing up in the Balkan region, is the geopolitical concept called Neo-Ottomanism. Turkey has close historical, cultural and religious relations with countries of Western Balkan region. The end of the Cold War, the disintegration of world bipolar political system, the collapse of the communist countries in Western Balkan region, the economic growth of Turkey, the relatively unsuccessful integration of Turkey into EU and new level of Turkey's cooperation with Muslims in Balkan states have contributed to the strengthening of Turkey geo-political and geo-economic influence in this region.

Key words: geopolitical concept, Neo-Ottomanism, multidimensional foreign policy of Turkey, concept “zero problem policy”, regional power, Western Balkans