The Balkan Wars

Ottoman Perspectives

Mihai Dragnea, Ercan Karakoç, Ali Serdar Mete

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English

Peter Lang Publishing Inc
23 January 2024

First World War; Armed conflict

Series: South-East European History

"Described as the ""sick man of Europe"" by the Great Powers, the Ottoman Empire in the early twentieth century was in terminal decline. The newly independent Balkan states—Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria—each had significant ethnic populations who had remained under Ottoman rule. Under the guidance of Russia, which had its own interests in south-east Europe, they joined forces against the Ottomans, under the name of the Balkan League, in 1912.

In the first phase of the Balkan Wars, Bulgarian, Greek, Montenegrin and Serbian armies fought together against the Ottoman Empire, dealing the Ottomans a heavy defeat in a result that made headlines around the world. In the second phase, the Balkan states fought each other, and Romania also entered the war. In the conflict’s aftermath, new borders failed to satisfy any of the belligerent parties. Interventions by the Great Powers further increased tensions in the region. As the ultimate result, the first bullet that triggered the First World War was fired in Sarajevo in June 1914.

The causes and effects of the Balkan Wars have remained controversial despite the passage of time. In this volume, writers from various Balkan nations and from across various disciplines have come together under the aegis of the Balkan History Association to address little-known and little-studied aspects of the wars. Collectively they analyze a huge range of political, historical, medical, sociological and religious aspects of the conflict. The book, with its ground-breaking content and unique bibliographies, will be an important guide for undergraduate and graduate students studying the political, military and social history of the Balkan Wars and the Balkan nations.

""The Balkan Wars of 1912/13 were a disaster for the Ottoman Empire, a triumph for the Balkan governments, and a tragedy for the population of the belligerent states.

This well structured collection brings together contributors from various backgrounds. Together they help to understand overarching issues far beyond the military event, and especially the still underresearched Ottoman perspective.""

—Katrin Boeckh, LMU Munich/IOS Regensburg"

Edited by: Ercan Karakoç, Ali Serdar Mete
Series edited by: Mihai Dragnea
Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: 6
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 150mm,
Weight: 306g
ISBN: 9781433196638
ISBN 10: 1433196638
Series: South-East European History
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 23 January 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Tables – List of Figures – Introduction – Biljana Stojić: Diplomacy behind the Curtain: Making the Balkan League – Biljana Stojić: Making the Balkan League with(out) the European Powers – Osman Yalçın: Turkish Aviation during the Balkan Wars – Sabri Can Sannav: The Occupation of the Aegean Islands by Greece in the First Balkan War According to Turkish Sources – Theodoros Giannopoulos and Christos Mantzanas: The Hospitalization of the Ottoman Soldiers during the First Balkan War: The Case of the First Relief Expedition to İstanbul by the German Red Cross – Ethem Çeku: The Balkan Wars 1912–13: The Albanian Question – Cengiz Yolcu: The Population Exchange between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire after the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913 – Irena Kolaj Ristanović: The Issue of Waqf Institutions in the Kingdom of Serbia: The Example of the Münderise Waqf Register of Ottoman Provenance from the Ex-Sanjak of Skopje – Denis Ljuljanović: Young Turk Policy and Albanian Uprisings in Ottoman Macedonia: From Revolution to Balkan War(s) (1908–1912) – Ilirjana Kaceli (Demirlika): Albania in the First Balkan War in the Ottoman Turkish Sources – Notes on Contributors – Index.

Ercan Karakoç is Professor of Modern Turkish History at Yildiz Technical University. He graduated from the History Department of Bogazici (Bosphorus) University. He completed his Master’s in National Security Strategy at Gebze Institute of Technology, then Gebze Technical University. He received his Ph.D. in History from Marmara University. He won a highly coveted and contested Fulbright Scholar in Residence Scholarship and taught at Chatham University concurrently sitting on numerous expert panels discussing the affairs of Middle East in Pittsburgh. He works mainly on the later history Ottoman Empire and the history of modern Turkey. He is a member of the Balkan History Association. Ali Serdar Mete completed his master studies at Yeditepe University. He received his Ph.D. in History from Yildiz Technical University. He works mainly on Ottoman-Turkish military history, including the modernization of military organization and education, modern military tactics, and modern firearms.

Reviews for The Balkan Wars: Ottoman Perspectives

“The Balkan Wars of 1912/13 were a disaster for the Ottoman Empire, a triumph for the Balkan governments, and a tragedy for the population of the belligerent states. This well structured collection brings together contributors from various backgrounds. Unitedly, they help to understand overarching issues far beyond the military event, and especially the still underresearched Ottoman perspective.” Katrin Boeckh, LMU Munich/IOS Regensburg