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Albanian question in the Balkans and the security of Macedonia
(Bilkent University, 1999)The arguments of the thesis develop along three lines. First, we consider that ethnic politics does not pose any threat to Macedonia’s stability and territorial integrity. It is so because the Albanians in Macedonia do ... -
An analysis of British policy towards the Ottoman Empire : keeping the Ottoman Territorial Integrity and political independence 1870-1878
(Bilkent University, 1998)One of the cardinal principles of the British foreign policy in the nineteenth century was to ··maintain the Ottoman territorial integrity and independence". The British had been assuming that, should Russia move into ... -
An analysis of Turco-Greek dispute within the framework of European Union and NATO
(Bilkent University, 1998)This study aims to analyze the current problems between Turkey and Greece by making special references to the European Union (EU) and NATO. The interesting point in TuroGreek relations took place after these countries ... -
Balkans minorities and their effect upon Balkan security
(Bilkent University, 1995)With the advent of a bloody war in ex-Yugoslavia which has by now claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, the Balkans has once again become a focus of interest. Many have concentrated on the study of religion, nationalisms ... -
The Bosnian peace process (1993-1995)
(Bilkent University, 1998)This study aims to give a broad outline of events during the Bosnian peace process. It subjects former Yugoslavia in its all aspects to a close examination. It unequivocally demonstrates how Serbian ambitions brought ... -
British policy towards Cyprus and the Cyprus question, 1878-2005
(Bilkent University, 2005)This master’s thesis aims to analyze British policy towards Cyprus and the Cyprus question in the period of 1878 to 2005. British policy towards Cyprus is mainly for military aspects. Cyprus has an importance for Britain, ... -
The comparison between Kosovo Question and Turkey's Southeastern Question
(Bilkent University, 2004)NATO Operation against Serbs in 1999 caused anxiety among some politicians and academicians in Turkey. They thought that Kosovo would set a precedent for future interventions and Turkey would share same fate with Serbia.This ... -
Cyprus : history and mutual perceptions
(Bilkent University, 1999)The Cyprus Problem has been on the international agenda for more than four decades. Cyprus is a well-studied issue of International Relations. Yet the island's geo-strategic importance, the fact of a multitude of actors ... -
The Cyprus question : latest developments and scenarios
(Bilkent University, 2004)This thesis evaluates the latest developments on the island while focusing on the reasons of why a solution has not been founded on the island up to now. For the Greek Cypriot Side the objective is, including the whole ... -
The dissolution of former Yugoslavia : causes and consequences
(Bilkent University, 1999)During the history, national ideologies had impact on the nation building of the states. The case happened to be in the middle of the nineteenth Century, with the creation of the New Kingdom, that of the Serbs-Croats-Slovenes. ... -
The dissolution of former Yugoslavia and the case of Kosova/o: political and legal aspects
(Bilkent University, 1998)Was former Yugoslavia an artificial creature and what are the reasons behind its creation? Has Kosova/o and its majority population the right to self-determination, meaning independent statehood as the former Yugoslav ... -
The exemplary relationship in the Balkans : Turkish-Bulgarian relations in the post-cold war era
(Bilkent University, 1999)This study analyses the changing state of relationship between Turkey and Bulgaria after the end of the Cold War era and subsequent democratization and liberalization attempts in Bulgaria. It points out that although the ... -
Greece's accession to the EU and its integration process
(Bilkent University, 2004)European integration has affected regions in various ways and it has created economic winners and losers. Reform of European regional policy and the creation of the Structural Funds have drawn countries more closely into ... -
The Greek-Albanian Dispute in the 1990s
(Bilkent University, 1998)The long-running Greek-Albanian dispute could not show any signs of improvement with the demise of the communist regime in Albania. It took some time. In 1995 a period of rapproachment began; reaching its peak in 1996. As ... -
Independence of Kosova/o: Stabilizing or destabilizing factor in the Balkans?
(Bilkent University, 1999)Who are Kosova/o and thek majority population? What are main problems in Kosova/o case? Have Kosova/o and its majority population the right to selfdetermination, meaning independent statehood as the former Yugoslav ... -
The Independence of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and the revival of the Macedonian question
(Bilkent University, 1998)The Balkan Peninsula was one of the hot spots that saw the most destructive nationalist conflicts since the late nineteenth century. In the 1990s, many conflict that remained their long slumber during the Cold War came ... -
The Kosovo crisis and Turkey (1991-2001)
(Bilkent University, 2003)With the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the post-Cold War period, the disagreement between the Serbs and the Albanians in Kosovo reached a elimax and a erisis emerged in 1999. The eruption of the Kosovo erisis is ... -
Modern Greek enlightenment and 19th century Greek nationalism
(Bilkent University, 2005)This thesis analyzes modern Greek enlightenment and 19th century Greek Nationalism, in the light of nationalism theories. It confronts with the process of Modern Greek enlightenment which took place within the lands of ... -
New solution for old problem : reviewing the international peace-building experiment in Kosovo
(Bilkent University, 2005)This thesis analyzes the prospects for solution of the protracted Kosovo problem, through the international peace-building mission launched in 1999. It confronts the basic premises upon which is constructed the peace-building ... -
Perceptions of the US involvement by Athens and Ankara in the Greek-Turkish Dispute (1954-1999)
(Bilkent University, 2004)Greek-Turkish relations became strained a few years after the starting of the Cold War despite that both countries have become parts of the same alliance, NATO, and belonged to the western camp against the Soviet Union. ...
