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Sociocultural conflicts and Ottoman settlement policies at the Balkan Wars

Bilecan, T; Sirkeci, I

Authors

T Bilecan

I Sirkeci



Abstract

Migrations from Balkans to the Ottoman Empire continued for about 150 years; and peaked during the wars such as the 1877–78 Ottoman-Russian War and the Balkan Wars. Balkan immigrants with multi-ethnic, multicultural backgrounds and settling in with monocultural host communities faced hostility. We analysed these conflicts through official Ottoman archives, testimonies, and literary memoirs for the period of 1912 and 1917. Through the lenses of the conflict model of migration, we have explored the dynamic nature of migration processes in response to conflicts emerged between immigrants and local population in this period. We argue that Balkan immigrants faced insecurities arising from socio-cultural conflicts and this adversely affected the integration process.

Citation

Bilecan, T., & Sirkeci, I. (2021). Sociocultural conflicts and Ottoman settlement policies at the Balkan Wars. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 23(4), 533-548. https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2021.1888601

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Feb 12, 2021
Deposit Date Nov 14, 2022
Journal Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies
Print ISSN 1944-8953
Publisher Routledge
Volume 23
Issue 4
Pages 533-548
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2021.1888601
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2021.1888601
Additional Information Funders : Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Projects : 2219 Postdoctoral Study Abroad Scholarship


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