The Balkans in Türkiye

Compiled by Prof. Dr. Ulaş Sunata, Founding Director of the Bahçeşehir University Center for Migration and Urban Studies (BAUMUS), the book Türkiye'de Balkanlar (The Balkans in Türkiye)was published by İletişim Publishing in March 2023. The book welcomes readers with the chapter "We Come from the Balkans!" written by Sunata, followed by three main sections: "Migrations and Social Reflections", "Socio-Economic and Cultural Reflections" and "Political Reflections". Each section of this book, which comprehensively examines the Balkan influence and presence in Türkiye, features contributions by authors who are experts in their fields.

The first main section includesFeryal Tansuğ's "Memory and Migration: The Experiences of Turks in the Population Exchange",Ayşe Parla's "Remembering Beyond the Border: Nostalgia among Turkish Migrants from Bulgaria",Selda Adiloğlu's "A Critical Look at Classical Balkan Migrations: Women's Marriage Migration",Özlem HocaoğluandNurcan Özgür Baklacıoğlu's "Getting Used to Integration the Migrant Way, Loneliness the Child Way: Undocumented Child Migration from Bulgaria to Türkiye (1995-2000)".

The second section includesErsin Uğurkan's "Gastronomy in the Balkans: Common Heritage or Divergence?",Gökçe Bayındır GoularasandDionysis Goularas's "Rebetiko, or a Memory of Migration",Ahmet CeylanandLeman İncedere's "A New Phase in Human Mobility from Bulgaria to Türkiye: The Case of Edirne in the Context of Border, Tourism and Trade".

The final section includesSinem Arslan's "Balkan and Rumelian Turks' Associations: 'At Home Away from Home'",Tanıl BoraandBayram Şen's "A Hidden Axis of Divergence: Rumelians vs. Anatolians, Those Coming from 'the Other Side of the Water'...",Dimitar Bechev's "Türkiye's Balkan Policy: Continuity and Change in the Erdoğan Era".

In addition, valuable young BAUMUS researchers contributed to the book with articles on the Balkan peoples and settlements, which have embodied great richness throughout history. You can access the "Let's Get to Know the Balkans" section of the book, layered like a matryoshka, via the linkor through the QR code in the book. We hope it reaches everyone interested and that you enjoy reading it.