A page from the history of the Balkans (Rums1, Greeks, British, 1906-1914)

Abstract

The eight years between the Second Monarchy and beginning of the First World WarWorld War was the worst period for the Balkans and the hardest times for the Turkish people living in Balkan Peninsula. As a result of the destructive policy of the European countries against the Ottoman Empire the last Ottoman territory in North Africa was invaded by Italy in 1911. Then Balkan Wars lasted for two years, 1912-1913. The Ottoman Empire lost the war and the Balkan countries captured a large scale of lands in the Balkan territory at the end of these wars. In 1914 Ottomans entered the First World War. The end of the war was, at the same time became the end of the Ottoman Empire. In this study, certain event which occurred in the Balkans in final years of the Ottoman 1 Anatolian Greeks. ∗ Dr. Ankara Universitesi Yabanci Diller Yuksek Okulu Ogretim elemanlari odasi, tel. 212 56 56. E-posta: ilayileri@yahoo.com ve ilayileri@gmail.com Dr. Lecturer at the Ankara University).