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Black Turk – Magnificent Sultan: Turkish Images on the Balkans Today

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2013

Natalia Stagl-Škaro
Natalia Stagl-Škaro*
Affiliation:
University of Dubrovnik, Branitelja Dubrovnika 41, HR- 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia. E-mail: natalia.stagl-skaro@unidu.hr
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Abstract

There is generally a negative image of the Turk – as arch-enemy – in Balkan countries. Yet this image refers less to real Turks than to different ethno-linguistic and religious neighbour groups, who are seen as more ‘Asiatic’ and less ‘European’ than oneself. Real Turks and the Turkish tradition – especially among Muslims – are rather admired. These images are constructions of high culture, albeit with sometimes dire consequences for all and sundry in times of conflict.

Type
Focus: Turkey and Europe
Information
European Review , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , July 2013 , pp. 336 - 348
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Copyright © Academia Europaea 2013 

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