At a meeting of the leaders of Turkey, Serbia and Bosnia today in Karadjordjevo, the presidents agreed that the future of the Balkans lies in overcoming prejudices, reconciliation and non-interference.
Bulgarian society remains hugely hostile to Turkish influence over domestic and regional affairs. But as nationalists continue to court anti-Turk sentiment, economists warn Sofia ignores “the China of Europe” at its peril.
After a long period of distant, often frosty relations, Turkey and Serbia appear to be finally warming to each other. But will the Serbian people put aside historic grievances dating back to the Ottoman Empire and welcome Ankara’s Balkan renaissance?
Bakir Izetbegovic, the Bosniak member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, met with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and other officials in Ankara on Tuesday.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul has dismissed as “tendentious” Bosnian Serb claims that Turkey has a secret agenda that includes ensuring the dominance of Bosnia's Muslim population over the country's Serb and Croat peoples in the Balkans.
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