VPLYV KONCEPCIE NEOOSMANIZMU NA TURECKÚ ZAHRANICNÚ POLITIKU NA ZÁPADNOM BALKÁNE/THE IMPACT OF THE CONCEPT OF NOE-OTTOMANISM ON TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN WESTERN BALKAN REGION

This study represents an attempt of author to characterize the relatively new geopolitical concept Neo-Ottomanism and its influence to the geopolitical position of Western Balkan region and Serbia. Since the beginning of 20th century the geopolitical position of Balkans has been impacted by three geopolitical concepts - Atlantism, Euroasianism and Continentalism. The fourth one, relatively new concept which influence is growing up in the Balkan region, is the geopolitical concept called Neo-Ottomanism. Turkey has close historical, cultural and religious relations with countries of Western Balkan region. The end of the Cold War, the disintegration of world bipolar political system, the collapse of the communist countries in Western Balkan region, the economic growth of Turkey, the relatively unsuccessful integration of Turkey into EU and new level of Turkey's cooperation with Muslims in Balkan states have contributed to the strengthening of Turkey geo-political and geo-economic influence in this region.