Turkish-Bulgarian Relations In The Post-Cold War Era; The Exemplary Relationship In The Balkans

Birgül DEMİRTAŞ COŞKUN

doi:https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000048

Makale detayları

Turkish-Bulgarian Relations In The Post-Cold War Era; The Exemplary Relationship In The Balkans

Yazarlar:

Birgül DEMİRTAŞ COŞKUN

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyaset Bilimi

Dergi:

The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2001 Issue 32, pp.25-60

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2001

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000668873

Sıklık:

Yıllık

eISSN:

2667-5382

pISSN:

0544-1943

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000048

Özet:

 

Turkish-Bulgarian relations have been full of fluctuations throughout  the history, and they reached lowest point in the second part of 1980s. The  assimilation campaign against Turkish minority in Bulgaria, which peaked in  1989 when Bulgaria forced hundreds of thousands of Turks to migrate to  Turkey, caused a serious crisis in relations with Ankara. The assimilation  process led to isolation of Bulgaria in the international arena, thus leading to  overthrow of the Zhivkov regime. This was the turning point both in the  modern history of Bulgaria and also Turkish-Bulgarian relations. The country  entered a new era both in its domestic and foreign policies. With the end of  the Cold War, it turned its face toward West and began to take steps to  establish democratic political system and free market economic model.  Similarly, its foreign policy priorities became integration to Western  instituitions, especially NATO and the EU. Ali these changes in domestic  and foreign policies have reflected in Turco-Bulgarian ties: The bilateral  relations experienced an unexpected boost and the two countries become  partners in many areas. Accordingly, this article tries to shed light on the  changing state of Turkish-Bulgarian relations after the collapse of the bipolar  vvorld order. It argues that the changes in Turco-Bulgarian relations prove the  falsity of the ethnic-hatred theory often attributed to the Balkans. The  improvement in ties between Ankara and Sofıa shows that when there is an  appropriate state of international affairs and rational leaders, Balkan countries  can also achieve friendly relations.

Makale detayları

Turkish-Bulgarian Relations In The Post-Cold War Era; The Exemplary Relationship In The Balkans

Yazarlar: Birgül DEMİRTAŞ COŞKUN

Yayıncı: Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar: Siyaset Bilimi

Dergi: The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2001 Issue 32, pp.25-60

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2001

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000668873

Sıklık: Yıllık

eISSN: 2667-5382

pISSN: 0544-1943

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000048

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Birgül DEMİRTAŞ COŞKUN

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyaset Bilimi

Dergi:

The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2001 Issue 32, pp.25-60

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2001

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000668873

Sıklık:

Yıllık

eISSN:

2667-5382

pISSN:

0544-1943

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000048