Turkey has its cultural ties and economic interests in the Balkan, but currently lacks the resources and military power to compete with Russia and the West. One of Turkey ' s strategic objectives is to maintain influence in the Black Sea. Historically, Ankara has achieved this by being anchored on Danub. This objective requires management of relations with other Balkan countries bordering the Black Sea 10.
Turkey has extended the influence of sympathy for Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Sandzak( Serbia). This influence has deep roots in the past of these people, who significantly acknowledge the general influence of the Turkey in their countries. In the recent years, Turkey is also trying to approach Bosnia-Herzegovina, which Ankara aims to increase its influence through cultural and historical ties. Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state has its own special features and the way this state governs, makes it look fragile, unsustainable in long term and that’ s why there is a more noted Turk concentration in this country. In the event of any re-configuration or any eventual change of state borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey wants to be a party to any agreement that would be taken.
In fact, Turkish officials claim that Turkey has invested $ 1.1 billion in Bosnia, since 1995- a large amount of money for a country ' s GDP is 18 billion dollars 11.
Turkey can not reach the level of financial investment of the great powers such as America, EU and Russia that have in the Balkan, even though Turkey has many quadrupled investments in the region. But, as a " keeper " of the Black Sea and as a member of NATO, Turkey plays an important role in Bulgaria ' s and Romania ' s efforts to enhance cooperation in the field of protection, in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Likewise, Turkey has a role in the fight taking place in Syria. The biggest base of NATO is in Turkey. This base is located on the borders Syria. Turkey is ' rocky mountain ' in a way that the EU keeps away the fireplace called Syria. Turkey is determined to build the pipeline '' Turkish Stream " and if is builted, will undoubtedly strengthen Turkey. Ankara would play a central role in its construction, and will use that role to improve its relations with the
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Analise of“ Stratfor”: Balkani between EU end the new URSS http:// www. gazetadita. al / analize-e-stratforballkani-ndermjet-be-se-dhe-brss-se-se-re /
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Analise of“ Stratfor”: Balkani between EU end the new URSS http:// www. gazetadita. al / analize-e-stratforballkani-ndermjet-be-se-dhe-brss-se-se-re /
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