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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Figures and Tables vii
4. List of Abbreviations ix
5. Acknowledgements xii
6. Foreword xvii
7. Introduction – Turkey and the New Balkans in the New Millennium: Religion, Identity and Power 1
8. Part I Theory and History
9. 1 Multi-sided Roles of Religion, Identity and Power in Politics 27
10. 2 Turkey in the Balkans: From Late Ottoman to the 1970s 49
11. 3 Turkey as a Nascent Power in the Balkans: From the Özal Years to the AKP 73
12. Part II Turkey’s Intense Transformation under AKP Rule
13. Introduction 88
14. 4 Defensive and Active Years of the AKP 95
15. 5 Reactive and Aggressive Years of the AKP 118
16. Part III Th e AKP’s New Turkey and its Reflections in the Balkans
17. Introduction 136
18. 6 Service to the Global Ummah 141
19. 7 Exportation of Domestic Conflicts 161
20. 8 Interfering in the Internal Affairs of Host Countries 178
21. 9 Destabilising the Secular Environments of Host Countries 190
22. Conclusion – The New Turkey in the Balkans: An Ambiguous Actor? 209
23. Bibliography 221
24. Index 235