Цивилизациските темели на геополитиката на Балканот низ призмата на македонско-турските односи

Abstract

Human history, according to Huntington, is the history of civilizations, and it is difficult to think of humanity's development in any other sense. Geopolitics, on the other hand, is a more effective method of understanding international relations since it is not tied to any universal theme but instead explores how geography interacts with political, economic, security and cultural links within and between societies. Such an approach offers a viable way of analyzing international relations. The Balkans are geopolitically relevant on the grounds that they structure the Eurasian mainland's fundamental belt, extending from the steppes to the Mediterranean Sea, just as the geocultural features that divides East and West as far as domain. During the twentieth century, the Balkans were a significant source of foreign relations crises. Turkey is an inseparable part of this area, regardless of the dominant cause which may be historical accumulation or geographical location. The Ottoman imperial legacy in the Balkans has left civilizational traits in the cultural, political-legal, and even sociological-economic traits, which continue to affect present political events. Thus, we see this impact, among other things, through Republic of North Macedonia and Republic of Turkey long-standing bilateral relations. This dimension of the two countries' long-standing good neighborly ties is undeniably rooted in the intertwining of historical events between the two cultures and territories throughout the past. In this regard, the paper will look at geopolitical theories, the historical evolution of the Turkish state in international relations, and the Republic of Turkey's place in geopolitical tendencies, with a focus on Turkey’s geostrategic influence on North Macedonia. This doctoral thesis is a step in that direction, both in terms of the historical continuity that will be covered and in terms of defining the key focus of our thesis, such as, defining the foundations of civilization that represent the geopolitics of the Balkan Peninsula, with a focus on Macedonian – Turkish relations.