Ottomans, Turks and the Balkans: Empire Lost, Relations Altered (Library of Ottoman Studies)

257 Pages·2007·1.42 MB·English

by  Ebru Boyar

OTTOMANS, TURKS
AND THE BALKANS

OTTOMANS, TURKS
AND THE BALKANS
Empire Lost, Relations Altered

Ebru Boyar

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CONTENTS
Notes on Transliteration, Dates and Names ix

Acknowledgements xi

Introduction 1

1. History-Writing in the Late Ottoman/Early Republican Era 9

2. ‘A Belt of Large Dumplings’: The Definition of the Balkans 29

3. The Representation of the Balkans 42

4. The Balkan Peoples and the Balkan States 72

5. The Multi-Images of the Balkans 82

Conclusion 141

Notes 148

Bibliography 209

Index 237

NOTES ON TRANSLITERATION,
DATES AND NAMES
All texts in Ottoman Turkish have been transliterated into modern
Turkish orthography and no diacritical marks are used. Dates have been
given in both Hicri (A.H.) or Mali and Miladi (A.D.). In cases where it
is impossible to establish whether the Ottoman date is Hicri or Mali, the
Miladi (A.D.) equivalent for both is given, that for Mali being in
brackets.
Surnames have been given in brackets when the period referred to
preceeds the surname law of 1934.